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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +27733060945 (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.
  • justinakuta_8@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Justina Kuta" <justinakuta_8@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:01:21 +0000
Subject: MY Dear Timmermans PLS,

: FROM:MRS JUSTINA KUTA
#432 Rudd street Ilovo
Rose bank, Johannesburg,
South Africa
EMAIL justinakuta_8@hotmail.com
TELE+27 73 306 0945,

Dear Sir/Madam,

Naturally, this letter will come to you as a surprise since we have not met,
permit me however, I am JUSTINA KUTA a daughter of Zimbabwean Farmer Mr.
SMITH KUTA .

I am contacting you as the need for me to have a foreign partner in your
country has become necessary due to my plans to relocate and establish a
private company in that region.


As the present political instability in my country Zimbabwe, does not
encourage financial investment, as the environment is not conducive for
investment and most of all security is not insured, just as reported by
international media.

This problem started when the Zimbabwean government under the leadership of
President Robert Mugabe announced a degree on May 31st 2000 to seize more
than 849 white-owned farms. So far, more than 1,400 white owned farms have
been invaded and confiscated, as well as claiming the properties of the
farmers.

Therefore, I decided to contact you, for your assistance, so that I can
establish a company in your country and relocate there with this money mine
father kept for me in a security and trust company in south Africa.

Which amounted to US$15 Million, I will upon receiving this money on my
behalf, pending my arrival to meet with you in your country so that we can
both make further arrangements with regards to establishing the Company.

As a partner you will be entitled to 20% of the total sum, and in whichever
company that we both decide to establish, when I arrive your country we
shall discuss that Facially.

I am waiting urgently for your email through this. and also view our
political website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/594522.stm

Email: justinakuta_8@hotmail.com

Cheers and God bless.
Best Regards,

JUSTINA KUTA,

N.b kindly call..

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