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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: "NYERERE DONTUS" <dontus1s1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 18:51:22 +0000
Subject: REGARDS

Atten:C.E.O/MD,

With due respect, trust and humility, do i write you
this proposal, which I believe would be of great
interest to you. I find your contact while I was doing
private research on the Internet for a reliable and
capable foreign partner that will assist my Family and
me. And that's why I contacted you.

My name is Dontus. Nyerere, from Tanzania. I am the
son of the Late President of Tanzania JULIUS MWALIMU
NYERERE, who died about getting to four year ago.
Having been president for years, he used his position
then to make for himself and us some fortune. And
after a protracted illness and he died. I was forced
to return home for the funeral. His attorney notified
me and my family about my father's "Will" with his
chambers.

When I was going through the "Will", I discovered that
my late father had used his position then to make some
money, which he brilliantly transferred and deposited
it with a private Security Company here in LOME TOGO
He deposited this consignment as valuables. The
Security Company does not know that this consignment
contains cash...!!! money, except the attorney and my
family. The amount is fourty three million United
States Dollars (USD 43. MILLION).


However, my aim of contacting you is to assist us in
looking for a profitable investment overseas since we
don't have no knowledge of international investments.

As a result of our present situation, I won't be able
to conclude this transaction alone. If you are
interested in helping me out, try to indicate your
interest in helping me, not forgetting to include your
private phone and fax numbers aswell as your cellphone
number (if you have) for easier communication. I will
then call you in furnish you with more details and
futher clearifications.

We have mutually agreed to compensate you with 20% of
the total sum for your assistance, 5% for expenses in
the course of the transaction. Then the remaining 75%
will remain for my family and me, which you will help
us invest. Be informed that this transaction needs
utmost trust and confidentiality.

Note also that the transaction attracts no risk on
your side hence all the modalities for safe, smooth
and successful transaction have been arranged by me.
Looking forward to receiving your urgent reply.

My warm regard

Dontus D. Nyerere,
dontus111@hotmail.com
00228 95 52 111
PLEASE ALL REPLY SHOULD BE SEND TO THIS E-MAIL FOR
SECURITY REASON...Private E-mail:(dontus111@hotmail.com

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