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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: zenithbaloy@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 08:22:40 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

FROM: ZENITH BALOY
TEL: 27-734-064-109

ATTN: DIRECTOR/C E O,

I know you will be surprised to read from me, but
please consider this as a request from a family in
dire need of assistance.First, I must introduce
myself. I am MR. ZENITH BALOY from Angola. I am
the first and only son of BRIGADIER BALOY JONES. I am
presently resident in South Africa.
I got your contact address from a business directory
in Johannesburg Chamber of commerce and Industry. On
behalf of my widowed mother MRS. ELIZABETH BALOY, I
desided to solicit for your assistance to transfer
the sum of US$21.5 MILLION( TWENTY ONE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)inherited from
my late father, into your personal company's
account.Before my fathers' death, he was a Brigadier
in charge of Arms and Ammunation procurement for the
Angola Army. In his WILL, he specifically drew my
attention to the said sum of money which he deposited
in a safe box of a private Security Company in
Johannesburg- South Africa in a treasure box, fully
documented in my name.
IN FACT MY FATHER SAID AND I QUOTE MY BELOVED SON, I
WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO
US$21.5 MILLION . I DEPOSITED THE BOX CONTAINING THIS
MONEY IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH
AFRICA. DURING THE WAR, I WAS VERY DEDICATED AND
OFFICERS AND GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES WERE BUSSY
HELPING THEMSELVES WITH GOVERNMENT FUNDS AND
PROPERTIES AND SENDING THEM TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
DUE TO THIS, WHEN I AND MY FORMER SPECIAL ADVISOR TO
THE PRESIDENT WERE ASSIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT (EDUARDO
SANTOS) TO PURCHASE ARMS IN SOUTH AFRICA, WE SAW
THIS AS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERTED THE MONEY
AND DIVIDED IT. i GOT A TOTAL SUM OF US$21.5 MILLION.
IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH, AS A RESULT OF DEATH
ONLY, YOU SHOULD SOLICIT FOR THE FUND FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSES.
From the above, you will understand that the lives
and future of my family depens on this money, as such
I will be grateful if you can assist us. We are now
living in South Africa as political Asylum seekers
and financial laws and regulation of the Republic of
South Africa do not permit us financial rights to such
huge sum of money. In view of this, I cannot invest
this fund in South africa, hence i am prepared to
offer you 20% of the total fund, while 10% will be
set aside for local and international expenses and
70% will be for my family and me. Finally,
modalities on howthe transfer will be bone will be
conveyed to you once we have established trus and
confidence between ourselves. Please treat this
matter as very urgent.
Best regards
,
ZENITH BALOY.

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