419 scam: "FROM: MS. CATHY MOYO"<mcathy02@gmai.com> PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND GET BACK TO ME

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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:
- "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)
- "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "moyocathy@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +27784726676 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM: MS. CATHY MOYO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <moyo_cathy02@ymail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 06:05:58 -0000
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND GET BACK TO ME

FROM: MS. CATHY MOYO
70 SAMORA MACHEL AVENUE

HARARE, ZIMBABWE

EMAIL: moyocathy@ymail.com

TRANSFER OF US$22,500,000.00 MILLION

Sir / Madam

My name is Mrs Cathy Moyo , a retiredMajor of Industries in Zimbabwe. The crisis
started way back between black and white farmers, whereby all the white owned farmers
were claimed by blacks with the support of President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF. This
caused a lot of havoc between the Ministers that were against this principle, and in
order to survive the ideal. I had a sum of US$22,500,000.00 (Twenty Two Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) deposited with one of the commercial banks in
South Africa (Johannesburg).

My contacting you is based on the problems I have encountered in Zimbabwe, whereby
all my accounts are frozen and my property confiscated as I have always been against
this principle. I am not in a position to leave Zimbabwe as I am under house arrest
with a lot of difficulties. My husband and my daughter were assassinated and I only
have one surviving son, who is in South Africa at the moment. You can contact my
son’s direct on # :+27784726676 ( JONATHAN MOYO. Who will give you all the
information of the Bank Director you will liaise with on how the process of this
transaction will be followed.

Should you be interested in being part of this venture, kindly indicate your interest
clearly, and furnish me with all your personal details, and if we finally agree to
take off, your concrete guarantee assurance to handle this transaction successfully
with trust and humility will be required.
The percentage that is allocated to you for your personal use is (35% ) Thirty Five
Percent of the total sum while ( 65% ) Sixty Five Percent will be for my family.

Please contact my son urgently for the arrangement.
Your confidentiality in this transaction will be highly required.

Yours faithfully

Mrs Cathy Moyo

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