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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: "green bomu" <green05bomu@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 01:01:09 +0200
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED

MR GREEN BOMU
JOHANNESBURG

SOUTH AFRICA


TEL:27-73-449-4272

ATT;

[URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE
NEEDED]

My name is MR GREEN BOMU, the eldest son of Mr.JUBANI BOMU of Zimbabwe. It
might be a surprise to you where I got your contact address, I got your
e-mail address from the south african chamber of commerce,please don't be
worried. During the current crisis against the farmers of Zimbabwe by the
supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms
in our country, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to
his party members and their followers.



My father was one of the best farmers in the country and knowing that he did
not support the president’s political ideology, the president supporters
invaded my father's farm burnt down everything, killed him and confiscated
all his investments. After the death of my father, my mother and I with my
younger brother decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives.
We took along with us the money my father kept in the safe in my mother's
house which amounted to the sum of FOURTY SIX MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS
(US$46. Million) to the Republic of South Africa.



The funds are presently being kept away in the secret vaults of a private
security firm based here in Johannesburg . The officials of the firm
believes they are helping me in keeping my personal Valuables, not
realizing, that it's money. Myself and my mother have decided to contact any
reliable overseas firm/person who could assist us to transfer this money out
of The Republic of South Africa, because we as asylum seeker here in South
Africa cannot open a non-resident account through which this fund will be
channeled out to your nominated overseas account.



If my proposition is considered, for assisting us to transfer this money to
your country, we will offer you 10% of the total fund, and 3% of the total
will be set aside to cover any expenses incurred during this transaction.
87% will be for me and my family to invest in your country under your
supervision. For detailed information, you can contact me on the above e
mail address or direct line 27-73-449-4272,for more confidential.

NOTE: THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND
DESCIPLINE. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE
HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

Best Regards,

MR GREEN BOMU

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