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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.
• 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.
  • +27834211556 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "barry kuma1978" <barrykuma1978@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:00:42 +0200
Subject: FAMILY INVESTEMENT

NO29 BOTHA CRESCENT
SADTON South African
MR, BARRY KUMA
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: +27-83-4211556
FAX: +27-83-697-3041


My name is MR BARRY KUMA ,the elder son of Mr.JOHN KUMA of Zimbabwe.
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I
got your contact address from the South African information center.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of
our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party
members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to Surrender all
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
supports invaded my fathers farm and burnt everything in the farm,killing
my father and made away with a lot of items in my fathers farm.

Before his diathermy father had deposited with of the Security Company in
Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of US$25,5 MILLION(TWENTY FIVE MILLION
FIVE HUNDERD 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 firm and companies 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 you 30% of the
total sum for your assistance,5% will be mapped out for any expenses that
may be incurred in the course of this transaction while 75% 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 and fax numbers. Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and
absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless.


Best Regards

(MR.BARRY KUMA )

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