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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: ednacollen@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 03:12:45 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?EDNA=20=20COLLEN?=

ATTN:

With due respect and trust, I write you this proposal which I believe
it will be a great interest to you. I found your contact while I was doing
a private research on the internet for a reliable and Capable foreign partner
that will assist my family and me.That's why I contacted you. I am MRS.EDNA
COLLEN the
wife of MR.ISIDORE COLLEN of Zimbabwe.

During the current war against farmers in Zimbabwe and from the supporters
of our president ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white owned farms in our
country, all the white and black farmers were ordered to surrender their
farms to his party members and his followers.

My husband who was one of the best farmers in our country and treasurer
of the farmer's CO-operation did not support his idea and so the party members
invaded my husband's farms and burnt everything in the farm,Killed my husband
and made away with a lot of items in my husband's farm.

After the death of my husband, i and my children decided to move out of
Zimbabwe because our lives were In danger with the money that my husband
kept in his hidden safe in my house. The amount contained in the safe is
US$26M (TWENTY SIX MILLION UNITED SATES DOLLAR) and we decided to code the
money and move to the Republic of SOUTH AFRICA where we deposited the money
in a SECURITY COMPANY as a valuable item.

So I decided to make Contact with an overseas firm whom will assist me
to move this money out of South Africa, because we are asylum seekers here
in South Africa.So if you consider this proposal, we have agreed to give
you 20% of the total sum for helping us to move This money out to your country
and 5% will be mapped out for expenses both of us may incur during this
Transaction and 75% will be for me and family to invest in your country.


All i want is for you to furnish me with all your banking details and
your personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication.

NOTE: That this transaction is absolutely confidential. Then if you are
interested to Help me and my children out of this condition you will contact
my only son MR.DONALD COLLEN.

Thanks and God bless.
Best Regard,
EDNA COLLEN (MRS)
(FOR THE FAMILY).




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