419 scam: zfwt22@gmail.com (Sifiso) From Sifiso

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a "Zimbabwe" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- sifisotwala@homemail.co.za (Homemail, South Africa; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- in your country. please contact me with via e-mail: (sifisotwala@homemail.co.za) or (zfwt22@gmail.com ) my telephone number: +27- 72 (Homemail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: zfwt22@gmail.com (Sifiso)
Reply-To: zfwt22@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:54:19 +0700
Subject: From Sifiso

Dear Sir/Madam,
Good Day!
I am Mr.Sifiso Twala the first son of Mr. Albert Twala who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact during my search for a reliable partner to invest the sum of US$18M (EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS. Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$18M (EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in one of the private security company, as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe. This money was deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid eyebrow being raised and was meant for the purchase of chemicals for the farms and established of new farm in Swaziland.
This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr. Robert Mugabe introduced a new Land Act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few black farmers. And this resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans for which my father was one of the victims. It is against this background that, I and my family who are currently staying in South Africa decided to transfer my father’s money to foreign account since the law of South Africa prohibit a refugee (asylum seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zone South Africa. Hence, i decided to contact you. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in South Africa for fear of going through the same experience in future since both countries have similar political history. Moreover, the South African Foreign Exchange Policy does not allow such investments for an asylum seeker. Even as I write to you know the president Robert Mugabe has announce himself the president again.
As a business person whom I have to entrust my future in his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free and for accepting to assist my family all I want you to do for me is to make arrangements and come to Johannesburg-South Africa so that you can open a non-resident account and to sign Agreement with me, which will aid in transferring the money into any account you shall provide.
The sharing ratio is as follows: 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in the process of this transaction, 25% to you and 70% will be for my investment in your country. Please contact me with via e-mail: (sifisotwala@homemail.co.za) or (zfwt22@gmail.com ) my Telephone number: +27- 72 881 2619.
Yours Faithfully,
MR.SIFISO TWALA
(For the Family)
NOTE: PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN MY COUNTRY ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW.

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