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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: mohammed_kaba002@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:16:39 +0000
Subject: HELP INVESTED

Good day sir/madam
My name is mohammed from freetown Sierra Leone, my father was Mr Kaba the former finance minister of Sierra Leone,who is late now he was kill by some unknown gun men this happen two years ago my father was also a strong business man who was operating import and export business,during his lifetime he has two business partners who always come down to our country to do business with him one is a white woman know as madam Silvia and one is a man know as Mr Lulamile.So after the dead of our father we desired to come down to South Africa with Madam silvia as instructed by our father to look for Mr Lulamile so that he can help us to invested the money we came with but now we can’t find him we lost his phone number so now. I and my brother are staying with madam Silvia,but we are not comfortable because we have to look for a black South Africa who can help us to invested this money this money is toomuch money about (7million South Africa Rands)I and my brother have agreed that if we can find anybody that can help
us put us through in the type of business that we can invested and stand in it we promise 30% to such a person,so. I got your contact address from South Africa business journal.please. I would like you to help me and my brother to invested here in S.A,if you are willing to help us,please notify us by email or send your phone number so that we can contact you.Thanks and God Bless.
Our contact number is 0838563817

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