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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: "andrew deiro" <andrewdeiro4@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 10:59:29 +0000
Subject: REQUEST FOR FAMILY ASSISTANCE

MR Nelson Zuma
48 JOHNSON ST JOHANNESBURG
TEL:27-73-18-31-661
FAX:27-11-507-65-16
EMAIL:andrewdeiro4@hotmail.com



Dear Friend,


PROPOSAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.

My Name is Mr. Andrew Deiro,the elder son of Mr.Zuma Deiro, of Zimbabwe.
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I
got your contact address from the South African information centre. During
the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of our
President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party
members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all
farms to his party members and his followers.

My father is One of the best farmers in our country and because he did not
support Mugabes ideas,Mugabes supports invaded my fathers farm and burnt
everything in the farm,killing my father and made away with a lot of items
in my fathers farm.

Before his death,my father had deposited a huge amount of money in a
Security Company in Johannesburg,South Africa the sum of South Africa the
sum of US$25,5 MILLION(TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDERD THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS).After the death of my father, we decided to move to the
Republic of South Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security
Company as valuables.

So I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will assist me to
move this money out of South Africa because as asylum seekers we are not
allowed to operate any Bank Account within South Africa.We have agreed to
offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance,5% will be mapped out for
any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction while
75% will be for me and my family to invest in your country.

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 on the above Telephone
and fax numbers.Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely
confidential.

Thanks and God bless.

Best Regards

MR. Andrew Deiro

(for The Family.)

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