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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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +27783275545 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs ducas kwazikizi" <mrsducask27@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:06:14 +0000
Subject: FROM MRS DUCAS KWAZIKIZI AND FAMILY URGENT CRY FOR HELP

FROM MRS DUCAS KWAZIKIZI SOUTH AFRICA. No: 23 TUDOR AVENUE JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA TEL: +27783275545                                        ATTENTION: MY DEAR,                                                            Due to my careful search for an honest, reliable and sincere business partner, I got your contact from internet and I ask if you can be trusted not to break an agreement? Still, it took me time to make up my mind to contact you and to offer you this proposal of mine of which my whole life depends on.    My name is MRS DUCAS KWAZIKIZI, the wife of Late Mr. ALBERT KWAZIKIZI. A Zimbabwe business Man, politician and Farmer. During the current crises against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters of President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all farms to his party members and his followers   My Husband is One of the most successful multi- farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabe`s ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded his farm company and burnt everything in the farm, killing him and made away with a lot of items in my husband's farm.   Before his death, my husband had deposited with a security company in South Africa the sum of (US$7.12 Million – Seven Million Twelve Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). (The documents of which he only made me aware of)   After the death of my husband, I decided to move to Republic of South Africa where I re-located under political asylum as a refugee to seek for foreign partner overseas, I and my son " EDWARD" decided to seek for a foreign partner be it a personal or company to assist me to move this money out of the security company to his country for investment purpose.   As an asylum seeker I am not allowed to Invest or operate any Bank Account within South Africa. That is why I need this urgent help. I have agreed with my son ( EDWARD) to compensate you out of the total sum for your assistance as soon as the money gets into your account.   I want truth and honest to be our watch words in this transaction for the Successful out come of it.   Please reply me as soon as possible if you are willing to work with me. You can as well read more about the crises in my country and about this situation on the following sites: http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/08/12/violence.zimbabwe/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,562148,00.html Thanks and God bless you. Sincerely Yours, Mrs. Ducas Kwazikizi for the Family NB: You can contact me direct with my son Edward number TEL: +27783275545

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