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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27839470181 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "DAVID KUBA" <kubafamily2@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 15:17:09 +0000
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY +27-83-9470-181

FROM:DAVID KUBA
NO.10 ANDERSON STREET
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:+27-83-9470181
Email:


ATTENTION:DIRECTOR /CEO.

STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

You may be surprised to recieve this letter from me since you don't know me
personally, the purpose of my introduction is that,I am MR.DAVID KUBA,the
first
SON of MR.PEDRO KUBA,a farmer and leader movement for democratic change
(MDC)in Zimbabwe who was murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.

I was furnished with viable information from the International Trade Centre
here in Johannesburg and I decided to write to you. Before the death of my
father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of
US$15M(FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS),in a Security Company, as if
he fore saw the
looming danger in Zimbabwe.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the
farms and the establishment of the new farms in Swaziland. This land problem
came when Zimbabwean President MR.ROBERT MUGABE introduced a new Land Act
which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few black farmers.This
resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some
lunatics in
the society. Infact, alot of people have been killed because of this land
reformed Act 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. As the eldest SON of
my
father, I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign
account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my
government who are bent on taking everything we have got.

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 investment as an asylum seeker. As a business
man,whom I have entrusted my future and of my family in his hands,I must let
you know that this transaction is risk free. If you accept to assist me
and my family. will aid us in transferring the money into any account you
will nominate overseas.
This money I intend to use for investment. I have two options for
you,firstly you can choose to have a certain percentage of the money for
nominating your
account for this transaction. Or you can go into partnership with me for
the proper profitable investment of the money in your country. Which
everthe
option you want,feel free to notify me as I have also mapped out 5% of this
money for all kinds of expences incurred in the proccess of this
transaction.If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 20%
of the money while the remaining 75% will be for my investment in your
country.
Contact me with the above telephone number while I implore you to maintain
the absolute secrecy required in this transaction. And no matter the level
of
transaction we are, you must call me on phone first before sending a reply.
Please, You should keep this transaction secret and confidential.And send
your fax and telephone numbers for easy communication.

N/B.I would like you to furnish me with the following:
1)YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
2)YOUR FULL NAME.
3)YOUR FULL ADDRESS.

THANKS,
DAVID KUBA

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