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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: mayorkabinda@netscape.net
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 17:32:43 +0200
Subject: I need your help

NAME:MR MAYOR KABINDA,
TELL:27-73-208-5451
EMAIL:mayorkabinda@yahoo.com


DearSir/Madam,

(URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE)


Good day, my name is MR MAYOR KABINDA, the elder son of MR.JOHN KABINDA,of Zimbabwe.
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I got your
address from the South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg, South Africa.
During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the Supports of our
President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members and
his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all their farms to his party
members and his followers.

My father is one of the best black farmers in our country and because he did not
support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded my Father's farm and burnt
everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of items in my
father's farm.
Before his death, my father had deposited with one of the Security Company in
Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of (US$6.5 Million United States Dollars). With my
name, then after the death of my father, we decided to move to the Republic of South
Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as valuables.
So, I decided to contact overseas individual, firm or companies that will assist me
to move this money out of South Africa because as asylum seekers we are not allowed
to operate any bank account within South Africa.

We have agreed to offer you 25%of the total sum for your assistance, 5% will be
mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the Course of this transaction
and 70%will be for me and my family Investment in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and fax numb
ers for easy communication. You can contact me on the Above Telephone and e mail.
Note that this transaction is absolutely Confidential.

Thanks and God bless.

Best Regards

MR MAYOR KABINDA.

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