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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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 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.
  • +27731190538 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Francis and Theresa Luza" <luzasf_amily@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: luzasfamily@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:01:31 +0200
Subject: FAMILY ASSISTANCE

MRS.THERESA LUZA
JOHANNESBURG ,

SOUTH AFRICA
+27731190538(Son)

Dear.Sir/Madam,

 

With due respect trust and humility, I write you this proposal, which I believe it will be a great interest to you.I found your contact while I was doing a private research on the internet for a reliable and capable foreign partner that will assist my family and me. That's why I contacted you. I am MRS.THERESA LUZA the wife of MR.MORRIS LUZA of Zimbabwe.
 
During the current war against famers in Zimbabwe and from the support of our president ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white owned farms in our country, all the white and black farmers were ordered to surrender their farms to his party members and his followers. My husband who was one of the best farmers in our country and treasurer of the farmer's Co-peration did not suport his idea and so the party members invaded my husband's farms and burnt everything in the farm,Killed my husband and made away with a lot of items in my husband's farm.

 

After the death of my husband, i and my childern decided to move out of Zimbabwe because our lives were in danger with the money that my husband kept in his hidden safe in my house. The amount contained in the safe is US$18M(EIGHTEEN  MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR) and we decided to code the money and move to the Republic of SOUTH AFRICA where we deposited the money in a SECURITY COMPANY as a valuable item.So i decided to make contact with an overseas firm whom will assist me to move this money out of South Africa,because we are asylum seekers here in South Africa.

 

So if you consider this proposal, we have agreed to give you 25% of the total sum for helping us to move this money out to your country and 5% will be mapped out for expenses both of us may incur during this transaction and 70% Will be for me and family to invest in your country. All i want is for you to furnish me with all your personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication.

 

NOTE: That this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential.Then if you are intrested to help me and children you will contact my only son MR.FRANCIS LUZA with the above e-mail  as soon as possible.

 

Thanks and God bless you.

 

Best Regard,

 

THERESA LUZA (MRS)/MR FRANCIS LUZA
        (FOR THE FAMILY).

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