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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • +27769919210 (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.
  • mr.vuyondulovu@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Vuyo Ndulovu." <mr.vuyondulovu@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:36:56 +0200
Subject: URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCE NEEDED.

From Mr. VUYO NDULOVU
Address 102 Jan Kruger Roodepoort,
Johannesburg, South Africa.
E-mail :Private email:(mr.vuyondulovu@yahoo.co.uk)
Phone#(+27-76-991-9210)



[PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.]


Dearest One,

My Name is Mr. Vuyo Ndulovu, the son of late Mr. Daniel Ndulovu of
Zimbabwe.
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address.
I got your (CONTACT FROM THE SOUTH AFRICA EXCHANGE NETWORK ONLINE.)
During the war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters of
our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his
party members and his followers, he ordered all farmers to surrender all
farms to his party members and his followers.
My late Father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he
did not support Mugabes ideas, Mugabes supporters invaded my fathers
farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing my Father and made away
with a lot of items in my fathers farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited with the Security and Finance
Company in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of US$10.5MILLION(TEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) After his funeral, my Mother and I
decided to move to the Republic of South Africa where he had deposited
the money in the Security and Finance Company as (valuables).
After deliberating with my Mother on how to move the money for our
investment, I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that could
assist us to move this money out of South Africa because our status as
asylum seekers, we are not allowed to operate any Bank Account within
South Africa.
We have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance,
5% will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred during the
course of the transaction while 75% Will be for me and my family to
invest in your country.
All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone
and fax numbers for easy communication. For more safety on this project,
do not respond through this box.

Note that this transaction is 100% legal and Risk free and please
maintain absolutely confidentiality and only respond through my secured
private email listed above for the safety of this transaction.

Thanks and God bless.
Best Regards,
Mr. Vuyo Ndulovu (for the family)

Please Only Respond to my secured private
email(mr.vuyondulovu@yahoo.co.uk)

PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW.

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm>
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm>
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm>

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