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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)
• 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.
  • +27783660016 (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.
  • bu4.blitz@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "grace mutaya" <gracemutaya4@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:34:34 +0000
Subject: Attn: Dear Sjoerds, Mrs.Grace Duko's Request

FROM-MRS.GRACE DUKO.
61 GLADSTONE RD BELLEVUE
CITY: BULAWAYO
COUNTRY: ZIMBABWE.

Dear Sjoerds,

How are you and together with your family members,I hope all is well with
you all. I have the honor and confidence to introduce to you this family
business assistance and I pray that God would use you to help my entire
family out of this predicament.I urge you to consider this letter as a
request from a family in dare need of foreign assistance.

My name is Mrs. Grace Duko, the Wife of late Mr.Morris Duko of Zimbabwe.
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I
got your E-mail address from South African Information Search Department and
after I had made some prayers, I decide to write to you. I am promising you
that you will have nothing to lose in this transaction as my Financial
Adviser is capable to handle the transaction legally and smoothly.

I want to solicit for your assistance on my family pressing condition as
regards to the tyrant attitude of our present leader Robert Mugabe, whom
whole world is criticizing because of his dictatorial leadership.

President Robert Mugabe claimed all the white-owned farms in our country, he
ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members
and their followers and my Husband was one of the black farmer in my country
who never supported the president's ideology.

And knowing that he did not support the president's political ideology, the
president's supporters invaded his farms, burnt down everything, killed him
and confiscated all his investments within the country.

After the death of my Husband, I with my two Sons and single Duagther
decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives. As a result of
this ungodly attack,I decided to take my family run out of our country to a
neighboring country for our safety and on our arrival in South Africa, we
declared for Refugee Status (Assistance).

Before my Husband's death, he deposited the sum of Twelve Million Seven
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars {$12.7 Million} as a family valuables
in one of the most recognized private security and Finance company in
Johannesburg South Africa.

Due to our status as refugee here in South Africa, we cannot operate any
account exceeding $2000 dollars. I have decided to contact any reliable
overseas firm/person(s) who could assist us to transfer this money out of
South Africa with his/their international profile.

All you need to do for me now is to contact my Son on this below contact
address/ E-mail.

MR.MUTAYA DUKO,
NO;107 PETER PLACE
RANDBURG JOHANNESBURG
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
E-mail: bu4.blitz@gmail.com
Mobile: + 27 78 366 0016.

Please try to contact my Son through the above e-mail as he's still in South
Africa, E-mail him as soon as you can to enable him furnish you with the
procedures.

If my request is granted, my Son and I, is ready to offer you 20% of the
total sum, for your services to us, 5% will be mapped out for any expenese
from both parties, while 75% will be for my family to invest in your
country.

Thanks as I hope to hear from you soonest regarding your arrangment with my
Son.

Best Regards
Mrs.Grace Duko.

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