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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: "Thuli Mabena" <thulimabe@yhotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: thulimab@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:28:39 -0800
Subject: From:Thuli Mabena.......

FROM THULI MABENA
EMAIL: thulimab@hotmail.com

ATTN: SIR / MA


I have the honor and confidence to introduce to you this business in view of the fact that you are trustworthy and reliable in business. Obviously, you will be surpriseed to read this letter from me consider it as a request from a family in dear need of foreign assistance.
My mother got your contact information through a family friend working in south africa chambers of commerce and industry. I am Mr THULI MABENA the son of Mr PETERS MABENA of Zimbabwe, it was the current crisis against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the support of our President ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white owned farms to his camp.
My father was one of the best farmers to surrender all their farms to his camp. My father was one of the best famers in my country, because he opposed against MUGABE'S will and ideas, his chambers invaded our farms, burnt everything in those farms, killed my father and looted valuable things.

Meanwhile, before his death, he deposited us$70 million, (SEVENTY ` MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS CASH) in safe box of a private security company in JOHANNESBURG in south Africa. He wanted to use this money to buy new machines and tractors, but unfortunately he was killed during the crisis by this bad government. As the elder son, the documents of this consignment was documented in my name by my father and I am in possession of it all.
Right now we are living in South Africa as political asylum seekers and the finacial laws of South Africa does not permit us certain financial rights. In view of this, we cannot invest this money in South Africa or continue farming, this is why I am asking you to assist me to transfer this money out of South Africa for investment in your country .
I propose to give you 35% of the said amount,60% will be for me and my family,and 5% will be set aside for any expenses both parties might incure during the transaction.
Please, note that this business is 100%risk free, also not for terrorism and my only worry is the safety of this money. Once it gets into your account, I want you to assure me the safety of this. Send to me your private informations,your full name and address, a copy of your international passport for identification, your bank account where the money will be transfered,.
I believe that it is (GOD) who join us together for this transaction,and I also pray for (GOD) to give us the spirit of been honest to ourselfs by the sucessful end of this transaction.I wait for your urgent response.
Regards,
THULI MABENA
(For the family.)

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