419 scam: grace moyo <moyograce01@gmail.com> GOOD DAY

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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:
- "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. )
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a 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.
- +27733228122 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: grace moyo <moyograce01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: grace moyo <martin_my_moyo1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 16:31:17 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: GOOD DAY

Sir,

I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this letter as a request from a family in dire need of your assistance. I am Mrs. GRACE MOYO of Republic of Zimbabwe I am the wife of late MAJOR JONAS MOYO of Zimbabwe; I am presently residing in South Africa.

I got your contact through South African Information Exchange (S.A.I.E) here in Johannesburg and on behalf of my only son, Mr. Martin Moyo, I decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$24Million (Twenty Four million United States Dollars) to your personal/ company account.

Before my husbandâ€™s death, he was in charge of arms and ammunition purchases for the Zimbabwe armed forces. He specifically drew my attention to this sum of money (US$24M), which was meant for the purchase of ammunition. He deposited this sum of money with a sealed metal box of in a Security Company in South Africa without the knowledge of Zimbabwe government. He also handed over the necessary documents to me.

I want you to understand that the lives and the future of my family depend on this money, I will be very grateful if you can assist us. We are now living in South Africa as political asylum seekers and the financial laws of South Africa do not allow us (asylum seekers) certain financial rights to huge amount of money. In view of this, I cannot invest this money here in South Africa; hence I am asking you to assist me to transfer this money out of South Africa for investment purposes.

For your effort, I am prepared to offer you 25% of the total sum while 5% will be set aside for international and local expenses incurred during the process and 70% will be for my familyâ€™s investment in your country through your advice.

Finally, my modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed to you once we establish trust and confidence within ourselves. If you are willing to assist us, contact my son on this numbers above. Call +27733228122 my direct private email addresses :{ martin_my_moyo1yahoo.

com} reply me via this box for confidential. Looking forward to your urgent reply and please treat this as very confidential. Thanks and God bless you.

Best regards,

Mrs. GRACE MOYO

(For the family)

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