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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: "Mpoyo Johnson" <mpoyo_mpoyo@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 08:51:54 -0800
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL

FROM:PRINCE JOHNSON MPOYO
117 HOUGHTON AVE.MELROSE,
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL:27-83-416-7088
FAX:27-73-494-5425

CEO/MD,


My name is PRINCE JOHNSON MPOYO (Jnr) the elder son of PRINCE DENNIS MPOYO,
of the republic of Zimbabwe.This might be a surprise to you as to how I
obtained your contacts. I got your contact through a career diplomat when I
was looking for a reliable partner.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe, supported by
President, Robert Mugabe in his effort to expel the white farmers of the
country.He has ordered the white farmers to give their farms to his members
of the party and his followers.

My father was one of the most successful farmers in our country, and had
been the Minister of Finance in Robert Mugabe’s administration, but he did
not like the idea of dispossessing the white farmers of their land. For
this, his farm was invaded and was burned by the supporters of the
government. In the course of the assault, my father was killed, and the
invaders made away with many articles of the farm of my father.
Our family house was totally destroyed.

Before the death of my father, he called me to the attention of the sum of
US$15 Million United States Dollars, which he had deposited with a Security
Company here in South Africa, during his tenure as minister of finance. I
decided to get in touch with your company, so that you will help me in the
transfer of this money from South Africa. This has become necessary after I
have been denied any right to own Bank account or any other form of
financial transaction here, for I am a political asylum seeker here in South
Africa.

We (my sister and I) proposed that you should receive 15% of the entire
amount for your help in the transfer of the fund, then 80% of this money
shall go to us(my sister and I), 5% remaining will be used to cover any cost
or expenses incurred by the both parties in the process of this transaction.

Would you immediately confirm your interest in this transaction through my
private phone number + 27-83-416-7088 or e -mail then I will give you more
details as to how we shall conclude this transaction.


Thank you for your co-operation.

Best regards,

Prince Johnson Mpoyo (JNR)

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