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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • grace_zuma2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Grace ZUMA" <grace_zuma2006@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 20:33:19 +0200
Subject: Response!!!!!!!!

FROM :Grace ZUMA
EMAIL: grace_zuma2006@yahoo.com

Good Day!!!!!,
I am Grace Zuma, The wife of the ex South African Vice President JACOB ZUMA, who was wrongly accused of infidelity and gross mis conduct in South Africa presidential office.
I Grace Zuma, Who is in charge of the family wealth and royalty, worth over (SIX MILLION USD) kept in some of South Africa Banks in code, due to eyes of the South Africa Government on my family activities. I want you as a friend to help me in the safe transfer of my family wealth into your account over there. So that Government won’t continue with the seizure of my family money. There will be an intreast of 10% to you if you accept.
I come to do business with you due to the high charging rate, charged by the people I was working with before. Please reply me, when you get this article. Please the transfer has to be in your name, due to the eyes of the South African government on my family.
The government has seized about (Two Million of my family wealth) which I would not want to continue. An agreement on this will result to a communication of acceptance, which will result to a contract. I promise you will not regret doing business with my family .if your interested in this transaction please kindly send to me your private telephone and fax number, to enable my family attorney call you and direct you how the transaction will move on. This transaction is 100% risk free
Best Regards,
God Bless You.
GRACE ZUMA.
(SABON)

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