419 scam: "Mrs.Maria Fred" <mariafred02010@rediffmail.com> Re From Maria Fred call us+27-836868581

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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)
- ",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)
- ",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)
- "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +27836868581 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Maria Fred" <mariafred02010@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: mariafred@hotmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 03:53:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re From Maria Fred call us+27-836868581

FROM: MRS. MARIA FRED
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27-836868581
E-Mail: mariafred01@hotmail.co.za

Re From Maria Fred call us+27-836868581

Dear Sir,

How are you doing together with your families over there?

Good day, my name is Mrs. Maria Fred , the wife of Late Mr. Fred Baru, of Zimbabwe. During the current war against the farmers in our country Zimbabwe from the supports of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms with his party members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers.

My Late Husband Mr. Fred Baru is one of the best farmers in our country, and he did not support Robert Mugabe's ideas to claim all the white-owned farms, and because of that Mugabeâ€™s supporters killed My Husband and destroyed all our items in my Husband farm.

Before the death of my Husband, he deposited US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars) to one of the Security & Finance Company in South Africa as a family Valuable Property and after the death of my Husband, I and my only (Son Martin Fred Baru) decided to move to South Africa where my late Husband deposited the sum of US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars), in the Security & Finance Company as Valuable Property.

So, I decided to contact you to come and assist me to move the money out of South Africa to your Country to enable me invest this money for my only (Son Martin Fred) in your Country because as Asylum Seekers (REFUGEE) we are in the republic of South Africa here, we are not allowed to operate in any Bank Account or to do Investment in republic of South Africa here, that is my reason of contacting you to come and assist me Financial and otherwise to move out the money out from south Africa to your Country.

At the conclusion of this transaction you will be given 35% of the total amount, which is (US$3,500,000.00) for your assistance financially and otherwise, 5% (US$500,000.00) and will be for reimbursement of any expenses in this transaction, and the remaining 60% (US$6,000,000.00) will be for me and my only (Son Martin Fred Baru) to investment in your country.

So please if you are interested to assist me in this transaction, you required to come down to South Africa for us to meet and know each other and to transfer the US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars) into your bank account. a

For more information's you can contact us through my Son Martin Fred, Telephone: +27836868581

Thanks
Yours Faithfully
Mrs. Maria Fred.
Contact us on: +27836868581
E-mail: mariafred01@hotmail.co.za

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