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

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "craig zuma" <craig_zuma_13@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:04:40 +0200
Subject: HUMBLE ASSISTANCE

FROM: Craig Zuma

JOHANNESBURG

SOUTH AFRICA

TEL:27-83-925-6041

                       

                                         HUMBLE ASSISTANCE

 

 

ATTN:MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO,

 

My name is Mr.Craig Zuma, The elder son of Mr. Sibusisso Zuma of Zimbabwe. This might be a suprise to you about where i got your contact address. I got your address from a reliable source here in Johnnesburg, South Africa.During the cuurent war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the support of our President. Robert Mugabe to claim all the white -owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers.

My father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabes ideas, Mugabes supporters invaded my fathers farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and made away a lot of items in my fathers farm. Before his death, my father had deposited with one of the Security  Company in Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA the sum of US$18.5[EIGHTEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS].After the death of my father, we decided to move to the Republic of South Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as valuables.

So I decided to contact overseas firms and individuals that will assist  me to move this money out of South Africa because, as asylum seekers we  are not allowed to operate any bank account within South Africa. We have agreed to offer 25% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% will mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction and 70% will be for me and my family to Invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and Fax numbers for easy communication. You can contact me on the above Telephone . Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely  confidential.

Thanks and God bless.

Best regards

 

MR Craig Zuma

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