419 scam: "Tanaka Moyo"<natiatrade3@gmail.com> Re: Thanks for your response

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "tanakamoyo328@yahoo.co.za" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Tanaka Moyo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tanakamoyo328@yahoo.co.za>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 21:18:54 +0100
Subject: Re: Thanks for your response

FROM: Tanaka Moyo.
20 DARUMA CRESCENT,
SANDTON,
PHONE: 0027-786-011-431

Dear Friend,

Thanks for your sincere response. I want to clarify you. All I want now is to have a partner (you) who is a foreigner to

help and clear the money ($12,900.000) Twelve Million Nine Hundred Thousand US Dollars which was deposited with a Security

and Finance house in Johannesburg by my late father, cleared and transferred and upon successful transfer, I will join you

in your country for a proper investment. My family will compensate you with 30% of this fund upon transfer.

Now therefore I need your Full contact address, occupation or line of business and telephone numbers which shall be used to

apply for the release of the funds at the security company in your name, secure necessary legal authorizations and a change

of ownership affidavits from the law court to handle this.

I would also like to know your ability to arrange for a trip here in Johannesburg to see with your eyes. Together, we shall

go to the security company and even your presence here will make everything go smooth and speedy.

I request that you call me on my telephone number so I can explain the modalities better to you.

Please my dear I promise you that you will discover the difference in persons after this transaction, I would want you to

make up your mind for the successful completion of this transaction. Feel free to call me so we can proceed on this as the

Security and Finance company will be duly be notified of your representing me as my application to get the funds

transferred to you will detail.

Thanking you in anticipation. Call me on my private number so we can discuss more on this.

Sincerely,

Tanaka Moyo
0027-786-011-431
tanakamoyo328@yahoo.co.za

PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW.

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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