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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "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.
  • +27723123615 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +27866683730 (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.
  • petermuzerewa@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: URGENT ASSISTANCE <petermuzerewa@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:32:31 +0200
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE




MR. PETER MUZEREWA
PHONE: +27 72 312 3615
FAX: +27 86 668 3730
E-MAIL ADDRESS: petermuzerewa@gmail.com [mailto:petermuzerewa@gmail.com]


Dear Sir/Madam,

I can understand how surprised this letter will mean to you, but please consider this letter as a genuine request from a family in dire need of your humble assistance.
Firstly, I must introduce myself. I am Peter Muzerewa. A Citizen of Zimbabwe, but I am contacting you from South Africa where I am now seeking political asylum. I got your contact from the web while looking for a capable person that will help us.

I am the son of JOHN DUBE MUZEREWA, a wealthy farmer and senior politician with the opposition political party in my country, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Our wicked President ROBERT MUGABE murdered my father, before I run away from my country because I have become his next target to eliminate. My father was a fighter for Justice and a moving force in The MDC, a party wanting to end the several years of brutal Dictatorship government of President Robert Mugabe. 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 [http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html]

My father was accused of assisting the White farmers in fighting the government. Few weeks after his arrest, he was reported dead. The government claimed he died of heart attack and his body was never seen for proper autopsy, they buried him in the government cemetery. My father's associate Mr. Martin Olds; a White farmer from Britain assisted me in fighting my father's death through the Court and media.

The Government saw us as a big treat to them and decided to eliminate us. Mr. Olds was attacked and murdered in his House, but fortunately, before they came looking for me, I received the news and I left the country through the border to South Africa to save my life.

Here is my reason for contacting you. My father deposited a huge Sum of money in the total sum of US$19,500,000.00 [Nineteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars] presently with private Security Company in Johannesburg South Africa ; my father kept this money in one trunk box in disguise as family treasures and could not bank them because of the situation in my Country.

The government seized my father s farms and banks account before his arrest and Murder. He told me everything concerning the funds while he was still in detention. This is why I need your assistance in securing the funds there in your Country, so that I can arrange on how to come over to your country for the investment of the fund.

For your assistance, I will offer you 30% of this whole money, 10% will be set aside to cater for any expenses that may be incurred while the remaining 60% is for my family for the investment in your country.

Once again, I will be grateful if you can assist me in transferring this fund to your overseas account for investment.

You can contact me on telephone number +27 72 312 3615 for more details as I have made all the arrangement with our Family Lawyer in South Africa on how to transfer this fund without a hitch.

Please, let me know if you can assist me, so that I can give you more details on how we shall proceed.

As I wait for your urgent Response, please treat this information as confidential.

Best Regards,
Mr. Peter Muzerewa (for the family)



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