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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 us 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "Zimbabwe" 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.
  • +27838744886 (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.
  • henkitula01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kitula Henry <henkitula15@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <henkitula@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 11:13:49 +0000
Subject: COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY


COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY
My Dear, I know that this mail will come to you as surprise since we have not known or met before now, please consider this letter as a genuine request from a family in dares of your humble assistance. I am Mr. Henry Kitula, a family lawyer to Musa Dakoro, a Wealthy black farmer and senior politician with the opposition political party in Zimbabwe, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), who was murdered by President Robert Mugabe. He was accused of assisting White farmers in fighting the government. The government claimed he died of heart attack and his body was never seen for proper autopsy, and he was buried in the government cemetery. His associate Mr. Martin Olds a White farmer from Britain who was his partner was also murdered, Mr. Olds was attacked and murdered in his home. You will read more stories about President Mugabe's brutal acts by visiting this web site: http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html Before their death they deposited the sum of Ten Million US Dollars (US$10,000,000.00) with a finance company here in the South Africa when they came to purchase farm machinery equipment, this money was earmarked for the purchase of new machinery and chemicals for the farms and the establishment of new farms in Lesotho and Swartzland. The government will stop at nothing to seize this money if they find out where it is and since they both lost their families except for the adopted son of Mr. Olds who is 15 years old now and living in South Africa, he cannot claim the fund. If you are interested, we will prepare you as their Partner, and you will share 20% of the total fund 10% for my services and the remaining 70% will be used to establish a business for Mr. Olds son after clearance from the finance company, also Note that This transaction demands great hearts and true faith. As their solicitor and confident, there is no risk involved in this project, Contact me on +27838744886 or email henkitula01@yahoo.com.
All the documents concerning this transaction will be sent to you, as soon as you indicate interest. Yours truly, Mr. Henry Kitula
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