419 scam: "Julia Ncube" <frivarola@cimeco.com> Foreign Investment Partnership

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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. )
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "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.
- +27734149985 (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.
- jncube1@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Julia Ncube" <frivarola@cimeco.com>
Reply-To: jncube1@yahoo.es
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:37:53 -0800
Subject: Foreign Investment Partnership

Dear Sir,

I am looking for a foreign partner that will assist my family to transfer substantial amount of money to an offshore account for investment purpose, I am Mrs. Julia Ncube, the wife of late MR. SENZO NCUBE, who was a commercial farmer and a wealthy cocoa merchant in Bindura and Harare, the economic city of Zimbabwe.

My husband was among the people that were murdered in cold blood by President Robert Mugabe administration during the land dispute that is happening in Zimbabwe which exclusively affected the white farmers and some black farmers and this resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of people have been killed because of the land dispute.

Before the death of my husband, he has lodged the total sum of US$34,000.000.00 (Thirty Four Million U.S. dollars) in a Security Company in South African, for providing us your bank account to receive this fund, my family has agreed to offer you Thirty percent (30%) of the fund, while Seventy percent (70%) will be investment in your Country for my family.

After the death of my husband, our lives were in danger in Zimbabwe; I decided to relocate my children to South Africa where we live in asylum camp.

I await your prompt reply,

Mrs. Julia Ncube
E-mail: jncube1@yahoo.es
Tel: +27 73 414 9985

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