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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: "Richard Miller" <richardmill001@702mail.co.za> (may be fake)
Reply-To: richardmill001@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 06:00:42 -0800
Subject:

From:Mr.Richard Miller.
Phone:27-73-281-4680.
E-Mail:richardmillei001@yahoo.com

Attn:President,

I know you will be surprised to read from me,but please consider this letter as a request from a family in their need of your assistance.First I must introduce myself I am Mr.Richard Miller from Angola.I am the first and only son of the late Brigadier Paul Miller.I am presently residing in South Africa.

if well executed as your contact address I got it from the net on behalf of my widowed mother,Mrs.Philomin Miller,I decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$21,320,000.00,(Twenty One Million, Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand United State Dollars)inherited from my late father into your personal or company's account.Before my father's death,he was Brigadier in charge of arms and
ammunition purchase for the Angola Armed Forced.in his "WILL"he specifically drew my attention to this sum of US$21.320 Million,which he deposited in a safe box of a private security company in south African.

INFACT MY FATHER SAID IN HIS WILL AND QUOTE:-
"MY beloved son,I wish to draw your attention to the sum of US$21,320,000.00(Twenty One million,three hundred and twenty thousand united state dollars),which I deposited in a box with a security company in Johannesburg,south African case of my absence on earth caused by death only,you should solicit for reliable foreign partner to assist you to transfer this money out of south Africa for investment
purpose deposited the money in your name and it can be claimed you alone with the deposit code.Your mother has all the document.Take good care of your mother and sister."

From the above,you will understand that the lives and future of my family depends on this money will be very grateful if you can assist us.We are now living in south Africa as political asylum seekers and the financial laws of south Africa does not allow asylum seeker certain
financial rights to such huge amount of money.In view of this,I cannot invest this south africa,hence I am asking you to assist me transfer this money out of south africa for investment purpose.for your efforts am prepared to offer you 25%of the total fund,while 5%will be set aside
for local and international expenses and 70%will be kept by my family and me.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication.You can contact me through the above address.Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Mr.Richard Miller.

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