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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: mokalume@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 09:43:44 +0200
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE


>From : Kalume - Mobutu

Physical Address: - No 65B, Ducan Street, Standon

Johannesburg, South Africa



Date: 27th of March 2005



ATTN:



With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you this proposal, which I believe would be of great interest to you. I find 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 I to transfer fund to his personal or private account and for investment purpose. I am Kalume Mobutu, the son of Late President Mobutu Sese Seko of the Republic of Zaire ( Republic Democratic of Congo). Die in Morroco in September 1997.



My Father Deposit here in South Africa a Consignment with a sum of U$$ 11 Millions and sign a agreement with a company that all the outstanding of this consignment will be pay by the person will come with this agreement before he / she collect the consignment.



My Father gave to my mother a that letter of agreement since June 1997. currently we are here in South Africa to look for a way to transfer that money out of South africa to your overseas account for our investment. as maybe you know, the laws of this country prohibit asylum seekers the right to investment or to operate any form of Bank Account this is why we need your assistance to transfer this sum of money.



I must let you know that this business is 100% risk-free. The nature of your business does not necessarily matter in this transaction. So, if you are willing and interested to assist us, my family and I have agreed to give you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, 75% will be for my family investment in your country and the remaining 5% will be mapped out for all expenses we may incur during the course of the transaction. Note that you would also assist us in investing our own share of the money in your country.



If you are interested in assisting us in this business, we need your urgent reply through this e-mail address and we will give you our Private Telephone and Fax Numbers. All the documents necessary to this Transaction will sent to you, so that you can have some proof. Do not forget to include your private telephone and fax numbers for easier communication. Please, treat this business proposal with absolute confidentiality.



Best Regards,

Kalume - Mobutu

Johannesburg / South Africa






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