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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +27732002557 (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.
  • rbj.zuma@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "robert jack zuma" <rbz_j@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 10:56:34 +0200
Subject: greetings

From: ROBERT JACK ZUMA
34 Commissioner Avenue Sandton
Johannesburg South Africa
+27-73-2002-557 (rbj.zuma@hotmail.com)

Dear Sir,

I wish to introduce myself as Mr, ROBERT JACK ZUMA, 28yrs old. The eldest
son of ARTHUR JAMES ZUMA of Zimbabwe. This might be a suprise to you where
I got your contact address, I got it through networkonline at the
information exchange here in Johannesburg. I was convinced to solicit for
your assistance after reading your profile. I am interested in doing
business with your company, particularly, in joint venture in your country
on lucrative business.

During current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the support of our
President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white and black farms in our
country, so he ordered all the white and black farmers to surrender all
their farms to his members and his followers, and my father was one of the
best farmers in our country,because he did not support his idea and his
supporters invaded my fathers farm and burnt everything in the farm and
killed my father and confiscated all his investment. after the death of my
father, my mother,younger brother and I decided to move out of Zimbabwe
because our life is still in danger, After the death of my father, my mother
called me and narrated to me how she and my father deposited the sum of
US$20 Million (Twenty Million United States Dollars) with a private security
company here in Johannesburg, South Africa. She also showed me all the
documents related to this deposited money as proves of deposit, which no
other person or the first wife and her son knows about it. It is only my
mother and my father that know about the money. Meanwhile I was adviced by a
Lawyer to transfer the fund to any oversea country for safety pending when I
got reliable somebody that will assist receive the fund in his foreign safe
account and at the same time give me light of investment based on technical
know how/business.

However my aim of contacting you is to help look for the profitable
investment overseas. As a result of my present status and as a refugee I
won't be able to conclude this transaction alone. If you are interested in
helping me out, try and contact me with the above e-mail address or (
rbj.zuma@hotmail.com ) indicating your interest to help me. I will then
furnish you with more details and I have mutually agreed to compensate you
with 20% which is your share for assistance, and 10% for the expenses that
may occur in the course of the transaction.
Then the remaining 70% will be for me and my family, which you will help me
invest in your country.

Based on my extreme contemplation due to the amount involved I refrain for
further details pending receipt of your approval. Therefore kindly clarify
me on the following issues:
1. Can your account accommodate this fund without your government
intervention?
2. What investment would suggest for us?
3. What are the interest rates in your local banks?
4. What would be taxes?

I would be in a position to provide you with details immediately we receive
a positive reply of your willingness to assist. Contact me immediately on
my e-mail address transcribed above for further discussion on possible
meeting between us.
Thanking you in advance as I look forward to hear from you. Please treat as
urgent and reply
immediately.
Best Regards,
ROBERT JACK ZUMA.

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