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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: "nicolson benson" <nicolsonbenson01@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 11:39:48 +0000
Subject: confidential

tel:27 -844-279782

Att:

I am Mr. Nicolson Benson the elder son of the late Mr. James Benson, from
ZIMBABWE,I?got your contact address when l was searching for business
opportunity in your country.

During the current crisis against the farmers of Zimbabwe by supporters of
our President?Robert Mugabe to Claim all the white owners farms in my
Country, he ordered all the farmers to surrender their farms to his party
members and their followers My father was one of the biggest farmers in the
Country and although a black indigene, He did not support the presidents
political ideology.

Therefore the Presidents supporters invaded my fathers farm burnt down
everything , killed him and confiscated all his investments. After the death
of my father, my mother and I together with my younger brother decided to
move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives. On our departure from
Zimbabwe,?We took along with us some of the document's that my father gave
to my mother before he died, which my father told her that he deposited the
amounted of $20,000,000.00( twenty million united states dollars)?in
the?republic of South Africa before he died,?as a personal valuables in
Private Security Company and we sought for Political asylum
My Mother has suggested and I agree that that we have to further move out of
African Continent to overseas for actual safety?and to do a reliable
business investments. Therefore we have decided that I should contact any
reliable overseas person , firm, Company who could assist us to transfer
this money out of South Africa through a current investment account because
as refugees we are not allowed to operate any account .
If my proposal is considered ,assisting us to transfer this money to your
country, we confidentially agree to offer you 20% of the total found, 5%
will be for any expenses that may be incurred during the transaction , 75%
will be for me and my family to invest in your country with your assistance.

For detailed information, you can contact me on my direct line:27 844279782
NOTE: PLEASE FOR THE REASON OF OUR ASYLUM STATUS DO MAINTAIN ABSOLUTE
CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY WHILE WE ALSO PROMISE TO DO THE SAME. I ASSURE
YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.

TIME OF ESSENCE. YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
Best Regards,
Nicolson Benson

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