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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:
  • "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)
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "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.
  • +27736278899 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: vera vilakazi <verakazi@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 08:08:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello


JOHNNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
FROM:MRS.VERA VILAKAZI
{FROM ZIMBABWE}

Hi

Asking For Family Assistance

You may be surprised to receive this letter since you don't know me personally, I am Mrs.VERA VILAKAZI, the wife of late Dr.ALFRED VILAKAZI, who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe. I got your contact through South African Information exchange(S.A.I.E) here in Johannesburg and I decided to write for an assistance.

My late husband was among the few blacks Zimbabwe rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the agents of the ruling government of President Robert Mugabe for his alleged support and sympathy of the Zimbabwean opposition party controlled by the whites.

Before his death, he took me and my son LUCKY to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$21.6 Million (TWENTY ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND United states Dollars)in LUCKY's name as the beneficiary with a private Security and Finance Company as if heforesaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

The money was deposited as a consignment in a box to the security company to avoid seizure, and to avoid much demurrage from the security company.This money was for the purchase of new machines for the farm andestablishment of a new farm in swaziland.

This land problem arose when President Robert Mugabe introduce a new land act which wholly effects the rich white farmers and some blacks vehemently condemned the modus operadi adopted by the government that resulted torampant killings and mob actin by the war veterans and some political thugs, precisely more than sixty one (61) people have been killed. Heads of government from Western World especially Britain and United States of America have voice their condemnation of Mugabe's plans.

Subsequently, the South African development community (SADC) has continuously supported Mugabe's new land reform act. It is against this background that I and my family who are currently staying in south Africa have decided to transfer my husband's money into a foreign account.

Please,if you are willing to help me,I and my son have agreed to give you 25% while 5%will be for any expenses incurred in the process of this transaction while 75% will be for my family investment in your Country.

As the only wife to my late husband, I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking for an account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my government who had tactically freezing our family wealth and South African Government seems to be playing along side with them. We have decided not to invest this amount of money in South Africa for the fear of seizure and encountering the same experience in future since both countries have almost the same political history. More so the South African Foreign Exchange policy does not allow such investment hence we are asyllum seekers.

I must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free. Therefore if you accept this proposal,please contact my son LUCKY VILAKAZI who is the beneficiary with the telephone number +27-736-278-899.

Please do send a mail , but you should know that this is highly confidential and shall be kept within you alone.Have a nice stay and GOD bless you.

Best regards,
MRS.VERA VILAKAZI,
{FOR THE FAMILY}





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