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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)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • jaffe12@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jaffe6 zuma" <jaffe6zuma@yamal.info>
Reply-To: jaffe12@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 21:52:10 +0200
Subject: FROM: JAFFE ZUMA


FROM: JAFFE ZUMA
NO.10 ANDERSON STREET
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27.834 281 633
EMAIL: jaffe12@hotmail.com


ATTENTION: DIRECTOR /CEO.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL


You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you don't know me
personally, the purpose of my introduction is that, I am JAFFE ZUMA
,the
first SON of MR.PEDRO ZUMA,a farmer and leader movement fordemocratic
change (MDC)in Zimbabwe who was murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.
I was furnished with viable information from the International Trade Centre
here in Johannesburg and I decided to write to you. Before the death of my
father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of USd$40 M(FOURTY
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS),in a Security Company, as if he fore saw
the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the
farms and the establishment of the new farms in Swaziland. This land problem
came when Zimbabwean President MR.ROBERT MUGABE introduced a new Land Act
which wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few black farmers.This
resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some
lunatics in the society. Infact, alot of people have been killed because of
this land reformed Act for which my father was one of the victims.

It is against this background, that I and my family who are currently
staying in South Africa decided to transfer my father's money to foreign
account since the law of South Africa prohibit a refugee (asylum seeker) to
open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction. As the
eldest SON of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a
genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred without the
knowledge of my government who are bent on taking everything we have got.

I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in South
Africa for fear of going through the same experience in future since both
countries have similar political history. Moreover,the South African Foreign
Exchange policy does not allow such investment as an asylum seeker. As a
business man,whom I have entrusted my future and of my family in his hands,I
must let you know that this transaction is risk free. If you accept to
assist me and my family. will aid us in transferring the money into any
account you will nominate overseas.

This money I intend to use for investment. I have two options for you,
firstly you can choose to have a certain percentage of the money for
nominating your account for this transaction. Or you can go into partnership
with me for the proper profitable investment of the money in your country.
Which ever the option you want, feel free to notify me as I have also mapped
out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in the proccess of
this transaction.

If you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you 25% of the money
while the remaining 70% will be for my investment in your country. Contact
me with the above telephone number while I implore you to maintain the
absolute secrecy required in this transaction. And no matter the level of
transaction we are, you must call me on phone first before sending a reply.
Please, You should keep this transaction secret and confidential. And send
your fax and telephone numbers for easy communication.
N/B.I would like you to furnish me with the following:

1) YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
2) YOUR FULL NAME.
3) YOUR FULL ADDRESS.

THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION
EMAIL: jaffe12@hotmail.com
(FOR THE FAMILY)
JAFFE ZUMA

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