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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Fraud email example:

From: "Monica Rossman" <monicarossma@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 11:34:40 +0200
Subject: From:Mrs.Monica

From:Mrs.Monica Rossman.
TEL:27-72-3427806.
E-mail:monicarossman3@hotmail.com

Dear Sir,

Good day!My name is Mrs.Monica Rossman the wife of Mr.Frank Rossman of
Zimbabwe.

I do envisage the surprises this email will bring especially coming from a
complete stranger.This is a business relationship that will bring good
fortunes to you and me if well executed as your contact address I got it
from the net.

During the current war against the Farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of
our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our
country,so he ordered all the white owned farmers to surrender all their
farms to his party members and his followers.and my husband is one of the
best farmers in our country because he did not support his idea and his
supporters invaded my husband farm and burnt everything in the farm and
killed my husband and confiscated all his investment.

After the death of my husband,I and my children decided to move out of
Zimbabwe because our lives is still in danger with the money my husband kept
in his hidden safe in my house.The amount contained in the safe is
US$25,000.000.00(Twenty-Five Million United States Dollars Only)and we
decided to move with the money through diplomatic means to the Republic of
South Africa where we deposited the money through diplomatic means and we
were forced to seek a political asylum as a refugee.

So I decided to contact with the overseas firm whom will assist us to
transfer the money out of South Africa.Because we are asylum seeker here in
South Africa,which deprive us not to operate an account with any,bank here
in South Africa,Neither to invest.If you consider this proposal we have
agreed to offer you the total sum of 25% for helping us transfer this money
to your country and 5% will be mapped out for any expenses both of us
incurred during the transaction while 70% will be for my family to invest in
your country.So you are requested to fly down to South Africa for a crucial
meeting,and signing agreement.If there is time we will also commence in the
transaction,which will take 3 to 4 working days.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and
fax numbers for easy communication.You can contact me through the above
address.Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely
confidential.

Thanks and GOD bless.
Best Regards,


Mrs.Monica Rossman.

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