419 scam: "Mr Zachary Musengi Saitoti"<GEOFFKATZ@TELKOMSA.NET> Hello

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "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 send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
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.
- +27837240850 (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.
- fmreric@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Zachary Musengi Saitoti" (may be fake)
Reply-To: < fmreric@yahoo.es>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 06:08:57 +0900
Subject: Hello

Mr Zachary Musengi Saitoti

TEL: +27-83 724 0850

FAX:+27-86-613-1634

EMAIL: fmreric@yahoo.es

I am writing to you for help on humanitarian grounds, in return for 25% of US$40MILLION. my name is Mr Zachary Musengi Saitoti the son of Late Kenyan Internal Security Minister Prof George Saitoti, who died in a police helicopter crash on 10th of June 2012 Sunday morning in Ngong area on the outskirts of Nairobi in helicopter make-Eurocopter AS 350. for more details please kindly read the below website for full understanding of my pain and story.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/world/africa/kenyan-government-official-killed-in-helicopter-crash.html?_r=1

To cut a long story short, many years ago my father and some top official in the government made a deal for export of gold and diamonds with a foreign company that worth over $600Million, please kindly again read this story in this website: (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4808618.stm) when you read this story you will understand that our country Attorney General try to expose them but due to our president was on there side, the matter was trashed away. this is how my father got he,s own share of US$40Million and deposited it in a Security Company in Johannesburg South Africa.

I am therefore appealing for your assistance and help in order to get the money out south africa to your country for investment, all i need is a partner that will work with me to get the money out for i have all the documents to bring the money out of the security company but i need a foreign partner that will stand with me, there is no risk at all for you.

If you are interested, please reply urgently giving me the following information

(1) Your Telephone No;

(2) Your Full Name;

(3) Your Contact Address.

(4) Your Age

On receipt of your reply, I will send you more details, including the documents that prove the deposit of the money.

Regards,

Mr Zachary Musengi Saitoti

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