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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: "abraham zad" <abrahamzad@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 11:26:59 +0200
Subject: PLEASE CALL ME UPON RECEIPT

FROM:Abraham Zad
TEL:+27-72-302-4106


Dear Sir/Madam,


RE:STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

You may be surprised to recieve this letter from me, since
you don't know me personally.Thus, I have to introduce
myself.I am Abraham Zad,the first son of Late MR.Pedro Zad
a farmer and leader movement for democratic change[MDC] in
Zimbabwe until recently, my father was murdered in the land
dispute in Zimbabwe.

I was furnished with viable information from the
International TradeCentre here in Johannesburg and I
decided to write to you. Before the death of my father, he
had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of
USD$18,000,000(EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS),in a
Security Company, as if he foresaw the looming danger in
Zimbabwe.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and
chemicals for the farms and the establishment of the new
farms in Swaziland. This land problem came when Zimbabwean
President MR.ROBERT MUGABE introduced a new Land Act which
wholly affected the rich white farmers and some few black
farmers. This resulted to the killing and mob action by
Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society.

Infact, alot of people have been killed because of this
land reformed Act for which my father was one of the
victims. It is against this background, that I and my
family who are currently staying in South Africa decided to
transfer my father's money to foreign account since the law
of South Africa prohibits a refugee (asylum seeker) to open
any bank account or to be involved in any financial
transaction.

As the eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the
responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign account where
this money could be transferred into without the knowledge
of my government who are bent on taking everything we have
got. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount
of money in South Africa for fear of going through the same
experience in future since both countries have similar
political history.

Moreover,the South African Foreign Exchange policy does not
allow such investment as an asylum seeker. As a business
man, whom I have entrusted my future and of my family in
his hands,I must let you know that this transaction is risk
free. If you accept to assist me and my family,all I need
you to do for me is to make arrangement and come to
Johannesburg, South Africa. so that you can open a
non-resident Dollar account which will aid us in
transferring the money into any account you will nominate
overseas.

This money I intend to use for investment. I have two
options for you,firstly you can choose to have a certain
percentage of the money for nominating your account for
this transaction. Or you can go into partnership with me
for the proper profitable investment of the money in your
country. Which ever the option you want,feel free to notify
me

as I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of
expences incurred in the proccess of this transaction.If
you do not prefer a partnership I am willing to give you
20% of the money while the remaining 75% will be for my
investment in your country.

I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy required in
this transaction. And no matter the level of transaction we
are, you must call me on phone first before sending a
reply.Please, You should keep this transaction secret and
confidential.


BEST REGARDS AND GOD BLESS,

Abraham Zad
(For the family)

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