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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +27832085249 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • peterkumba2@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Grace Kumba" <gracekumba014@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:28:17 +0200
Subject: VERY URGENT PLEASE!

FROM:Mrs. GRACE KUMBA.
TEL: +27 83 208 5249
EMAIL:peterkumba2@myway.com

TRANSFER ASSISTANCE/JOINT VENTURE.

Dear VICTIMNAME ,

How are you today? First, I must apologize if my mode of first contact is
not acceptable to you and also solicit your confidence in this transaction;
this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly private and top secret.
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone
apprehensive and worried.


My Name is MRS.GRACE KUMBA the wife oflate Mr. Smith Kumba who was
assassinated in 2004 during a political unrest that engulfed my Country
Zimbabwe. They where shot to dead by unknown Person(s) who where accusing
him of funding and sponsoring a factional
Political group with his money. So in respect of this they came to our House
and shot my husband and my daughter Siblings by then I was not at home with
my only son PETER, fortunately my husband did not die instantly that day. It
took him three Months later after that incident before he finally gave up
the ghost.


Before the death of my husband, in October 28, 2004, in a private hospital,
he secretly called me and my son peter bedside and told us that he has the
sum of US$22.7 Million (Twenty-two Million Seven Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars) which he deposited it in a Finance and Security company here
Johannesburg South Africa. With my Son’s name PETER as next of kin to the
fund. Now, after the recent crisis that burst up in my Country my son and I
ran to South Africa where my husband deposited the fund and seek for asylum
seeker, that is how my son and I now went to stay in South Africa as
Refugee, So that is where we are currently staying for now. But the problem
am encountering now is that when I went to the financial and security
company to withdraw the money. I was made to understand that with my status
as a refugee I cannot be able to clear the fund, but I can do so with the
help of a foreign partner. They told me that the local laws here does not
Permit a refugee to operate any business at all, nor transact a fund of such
magnitude. So please dear, I am pleading, if you can help me and stand as my
nominated next-of-kin and withdraw the fund for me to your account in your
Country and I will be very glad to you


Please you can be able help and assist me in this project. I will offer 30%
percent of the total money then after I will come over to your Country to
start up a new life. And also go into any profitable business, which you
will advise me to do.
Note: that this transaction is 100% Trouble free and Risk-Free on both
sides, as I have made arrangements for the successful transfer. As such, the
only thing I ask from you is total assistance to transfer this money,
complete trust and assurance that my own part of money will be safe when
transferred to your account. Kindly keep this business proposal highly
confidential for security reasons.

If you are interested in assisting me, call my son PETER who is currently in
South Africa through telephone number +27-83-2085249 or email him at
peterkumba2@myway.com

Thanking you in anticipation to your co-operation. Looking forward to your
urgent reply, God Bless.

Yours sincerely,
MRS.GRACE KUMBA
(For The Family)

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