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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: "THEMBA" <themba2008@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 08:35:06 +0200
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

FROM: THEMBA MULATO
TEL: 27826947612
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
email: themba2008@hotmail.com

Good Day
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business
relationship with you. I am THEMBA MULATO, The first son of late Mr. and Mrs.DANTATA MULATO.My father was a very wealthy GOLD and COCOA merchant who based in ACCRA GHANA and ZAIRE respectively, He was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business outings. When my mother died on 1st October 1994,My father took me and my brother so special because we were motherless. Before the
death of my father on the 29th November 2000 in a private hospital in
ZAIRE, he sincerely called me on his bedside and told me that he had a sum of U.S$35,000,000.00 US DOLLARS (THIRTY FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS) kept in a security company in Johannesburg, South Africa. He also said that the security company does not know the content of the
safe box. He also used my name to Deposit the money as his first son
for next of kin. He explained to me that it was because of his wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice were l will transfer this money and use it for investment purposes, I want you to assist me in clearing this fund into your account overseas as a beneficiary of the fund, and also use it for investment purpose, such as real estate management. My interested areas of investment are, REAL ESTATE, HOTELS,PETROLEUM INDUSTRY, and MANUFACTURING. Am honorably seeking for your assistance in the following ways.
(1)To assist me to clear this fund from the security company and
transfer to your account successfully.
(2) To provide a bank account into which this money would be
transferred to.
(3)To serve as the guardian of this fund since l am a boy of (28)yrs.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 19% of the total sum as compensation for your effort and input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated account.
Furthermore, you can indicate your opinion towards assisting me as l
believe that this transaction would be concluded within 14 days from the day you signify interest to assist me. I await to hear from you as soon as possible. Thanks and God bless you for your anticipated cooperation. Call me at TEL.: 27826947612 for more information.
Best Regards,
THEMBA MULATO

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