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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: peterjoy@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 17:55:09 +0100
Subject: FROM SALA FAMILY



FROM; OBEDIENT CHILDREN

PETER AND JOY

DEAR FELLOW,

MY NAME IS PETER SALA,SON OF LATE MR EMMANUEL SALA OF ZIMBABWE. IT MIGHT
BE A SURPRISE TO YOU WHERE I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS,I GOT IT FROM ABIDJAN
INFORMATION BUREAU.

DURING THE CURRENT CRISES AGAINST THE FARMERS OF ZIMBABWE BY THE SUPPORTERS
OF OUR PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE TO CLAIM ALL THE WHITE OWNER FARMS IN OUR
COUNTRY, HE ORDERED ALL THE WHITE FARMERS TO SURRENDER THEIR FARMS TO HIS
PARTY MEMBERS AND THEIR FOLLOWER. MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE BEST FARMERS
IN THE COUNTRY AND KNOWING THAT HE DID NOT SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT'S POLITICAL
IDEOLOGY,THE PRSIDENT'S SUPPORTERS INVADED OUR FATHER'S FARM BURNT DOWN
EVERYTHING,SHOT HIM AND AS A RESULT OF THE WOUNDS SUSTAINED,HE BECAME SICK
AND DIED AFTER TWO DAYS.AND AFTER HIS DEATH,ME AND MY SISTER JOY DECIDED
TO MOVE OUT OF ZIMBABWE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR LIVES TO ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE.


BUT BEFORE HE DIED HE WROTE HIS WILL, WHICH HE ATTENTIONED IN MY NAME: (BELOVED
SON, I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF (15,500,000=)MILLION US.DOLLARS
WHICH I DEPOSITED IN A BOX WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN (EUROPE)IN CASE OF
MY ABSENCE ON EARTH CAUSED BY DEATH ONLY YOU SHOULD SOLICIT FOR A RELIABLE
FOREIGN PARTNER TO ASSIST YOU TO CLAIM THE MONEY AND TRANSFER IT INTO HIS
ACCOUNT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES.I DEPOSITED THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME AND IT
CAN BE CLAIMED BY YOU ALONE WITH THE DEPOSIT CODE.I HAVE MADE ALL ARRENGEMENTS
WITH THE DOCUMENTS WHICH I HEREBY MAKE AVALIABLE TO YOU TAKE GOOD CARE OF
YOUR SELF AND YOUR SISTER, FROM THE ABOVE,YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT THE LIVES
AND FUTURE OF MY FAMILY DEPENDS ON THIS MONEY).

I WILL BE VERY VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN ASSIST US WE ARE NOW LIVING IN
ABIDJAN AS POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THE FINANCIAL LAW OF ABIDJAN-COTE
D'IVOIRE DOES NOT ALLOW ASYLUM SEEKERS SUCH HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.IN VIEW
OF THIS I CAN NOT INVEST THIS MONEY IN AFRICA,HENCE I AM ASKING YOU TO ASSIST
ME CLAIME THIS MONEY AND PUT IT INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSES,FOR YOUR EFFORTS I PREPARED TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE
TOTAL FUND,WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES MADE. THEN THE REST
WILL BE KEPT FOR ME AND MY SISTER JOY FOR INVESTMENT AND OUR EDUCATION.
FINALLY, MODLITIES ON HOW THE TRANSECTION WILL BE DONE CONVEYED TO YOU ONCE
WE ESTABLISH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE BETWEEN OURSELVES.LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR
URGENT REPLY FOR DETAILED INFORMATION. NOTE THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION
IS 100% RISK FREE.

YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED PLEASE. YOUR PHONE AND FAX
NUMBER IS ALSO NEEDED AS SOON AS YOU REPLY THE DEPOSIT DOCUMENTS WILL BE
SEND TO YOU FOR YOUR CONFORMATION AND CONTACT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY IN
EUROPE WILL BE GIVEING TO YOU IMMEDIATELY BUT NOW ME AND MY SISTER JOY IS
IN A REFEGUE CAMP HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE AFTER THE TRANSECTION WE WILL COME
OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY WHEN THE MONEY MUST HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT.YOU CAN CONTACT US AT (peter_joys@yahoo.com)

THANKS AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU.

BEST REGARDS,

PETER AND JOY,
FROM SALA FAMILY


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