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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: frank_dudu@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 20:32:18 +0200
Subject: HOW ARE YOU?

FROM:MR.FRANK DUDU
TEL: + 27-83-467-6366.
FAX + 27-84-430-2412

PLEASE REPLY ON THIS EMAIL: fk_dudu@yahoo.co.in

ATTN: PRESIDENT/MANAGING DIRECTOR.


PROPOSAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.

My name is, MR.FRANK DUDU the son of MR.SMITH DUDU of Zimbabwe. This might
be surprise to you where I got your contact address. I found your contact
while I was doing a private research on the Internet for a reliable and
capable foreign partner that will assist me and my family.


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 farms to his party members and his followers. My father is One of the
best farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabes ideas,
Mugabes supports invaded my fathers farm and burnt everything in the farm,
killing my father and made away with a lot of items in my fathers farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited with a Security Company in Johannesburg,
South Africa the sum of US$15 MILLION (FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).
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 firm and 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 while 70% will be for me and my family to invest in your
country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and
fax numbers for easy communication. You can contact me on the above Telephone
and E-mail numbers. Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely
confidential.

Thanks and God bless.

Best Regards

MR.FRANK DUDU

PLEASE REPLY ON THIS EMAIL: fk_dudu@yahoo.co.in

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