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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • +27732003957 (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.
  • mrsgrace.moyo@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3amrsgrace.moyo@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:00:52 +0200
Subject: PROVIDENCE FUND INHERITED, YOUR ASSISTANCE NEEDED FOR INVESTMENT


*
From: MRS MARYGRACE MOLISA MOYO,
House 805 Baker Ave
Rose bank Guateng
Jhb 2091 South Africa
Email:* mrsgracemoyo@live.com
*Alternation:mrsgrace.moyo@gmail.com <Alternation%3Amrsgrace.moyo@gmail.com>
*
*Tel+ 27 73 200 39 57*
**
**
*Dec 3rd 2008


Providence fund for Inheritance Assistance

Dear, Sir/Madam

Good day to you, My name is Mrs. Mary Grace Moyo the wife of late Mr.
Murerwa P Moyo of Zimbabwe, and my elder son is Richard Moyo, but we are
contacting you from our neighboring country South Africa, concerning
inheritance and fortune left for us by my late husbands and father before
his death.

It might be surprises to you where I got your contact address, I got your
e-mail address from my browse at the cyber cafe, please don't be worried, I
was browsing for a contact person that will help us from your country.
During the current crises against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters
of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our
country, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his
party members and their followers.

My late husband was one of the best black farmers in the country and knowing
fully well that. He did not support the President's political ideology, on
asking the white rich farmers to quiet there land, he the President sent his
supporters to invade my husbands farm burnt down everything, killed him and
confiscated all his investments. Some years back before the death of my
husband, he travel to South Africa and made a deposit of US$16.5 Million as
personal valuables in a security company for self keeping as family personal
effect, with out making known to the security company management that the
contents was money, it was tagged personal effect.

After the death of my husband, I and son with my younger daughter decided to
move out of Zimbabwe to South Africa for the safety of our live to seek for
political asylum. We have decided to contact you as a reliable overseas
partner can assist us to transfer this money out of South Africa, for
subsequent investment and disbursement, because we as asylum seeker here in
South Africa cannot open a non-resident account, to enable us channel out
this fund to overseas.

If, our preposition is considered, for assisting us to transfer this money
to your country, we will offer you 40% of the total fund, and 5% of the
total will be set aside to cover expenses incurred during this
transaction. Then 55% will be for me and my family to invest in your
country under your assistance.

Kindly contact us strictly this Email: *mrsgracemoyo@live.com
*
NOTE: THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION IS AB SOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY,
SECRECY AND TRUST.

Your urgent response will be highly appreciated, if you don't mind. Don't
forget to email your telephone numbers... your address ................ and
your occupation:………………. to enable you stand as my late husband partner in
biz.
Waiting for your urgent response.
Best Regards.

MRS MARYGRACE MOLISA MOYO.
{For the Family}

You can view the websites below for more understanding regarding what has
been happening in my country.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi /world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi /world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi /world/africa/1063785.stm
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