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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 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i got your address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: mrs janet johnson <janetjohnson2003@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:54:33 +0200
Subject: URGENT CALL PURPOSE




















FROM:MRS- JANET JOHNSON
DEPATRMENT OF HOME AFFAIR
PMB 5547 PRETORIA
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: + 27 -7-84092106 (My Son’s number).

Greetings!
You may be surprised to receive this strange letter from me. I am Mrs. Janet johnson, the wife of Sir. louis.johnson of Zimbabwe white farmer. I got your address from an internet web site. After due consideration from your profile, I became aware and assured of your credibility to help me. My husband was among the rich white farmers in Zimbabwe who were murdered in cold blood by the agent of the ruling government of president Robert Daniel Mugabe because my husband was against the method adopted by the government on new land reform act that wholly affected the white farmers in Zimbabwe.

Before the Invasion, my husband took me to South Africa as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe and deposited US$22,400,000.00 (twenty two million, four hundred thousand US dollars) with a Commercial in South Africa (Reserve Bank of South Africa. Please verify the information I have given you on this web site: (http://www.newzimbabwe.com). This money was for buying farm lands in Lesotho, Swaziland, and also machinery for the farm.

Heads of government from western world, especially Britain and the U.S.A, have voiced their condemnation against Mugabe's new land reform act. It is against this background that my family has mandated me to seek assistance to transfer this money to a foreign account for investment purposes. Presently, I am residing in South Africa as an asylum seeker. However, I cannot invest this money here in South Africa because Zimbabwe and South Africa are close countries and have almost the same political history
And with the financial laws of South Africa, as an asylum seeker, I have no right to own or open a bank account in my name here in South Africa. From the above, you can understand that my entire life and family's future depends on this money. I shall be grateful if you can assist me transfer this money out of South Africa into your company or personal account for investment purposes as my next of kin and my late husband's business partner.

Please note that this transaction is 100% risk free, and for your effort, I am prepared to offer you 30% of the total sum. Also, I have decided to reimburse every expenses made during the course of this transaction from the principal amount before we share according to this percentage upon confirmation of this sum in your Bank account. The balance I intended to invest in a profitable venture in your country or anywhere you may advice. The major thing I expect from you is absolute assurance that this money will be safe when transferred to your account.

But if you don’t want me to offer you 30% what will be your percentage for assisting us? If this proposal is accepted by you, please reply urgently and get in touch with I and my son (Davies.johnson ) so that I will then furnish you with more details. I will appreciate if you maintain the confidentiality of this matter because of the happenings in - Zimbabwe.

May allmighty GOD bless you and reward you aboundantry



Yours Sincerely Mrs. Janet johnson
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