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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: "michael dankwa" <michaeldankwa7@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 00:03:29 +0200
Subject: FROM:MICHAEL DANKWA.

FROM:MICHAEL DANKWA.
phone:+ 27 83 897 7690.
private e-mail:mich2005dankwa@yahoo.com


ATTN:DIRECTOR/CEO,

(URGENT ASSISTANCE)


My name is MICHAEL DANKWA, the elder son of Mr KENETH DANKWA of zimbabwe.
It might be a surprise to you where I got your contact address,i got it from
network online. During the current crises against the farmers of Zimbabwe by
the supporters of our President Robert Mugabe, he ordered all the white
farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and their followers.

My father was one of the best farmers in the country and knowing that he did
not support the president's political ideology, the president's supporters
invaded my father's farm burnt down everything, shot him and as a result of
the wounds sustained, he became sick and died after two days. And after his
death, My mother and I with two of my younger sisters decided to move out of
Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives to South-Africa.

Before he died,he wrote his " WILL", which reads"
MY BELOVEED SON, I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF ( 20.5 MILLION
U.S DOLLARS ) WHICH I DEPOSITED IN A BOX WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN
JOHANNESBURG(SOUTH-AFRICA).IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH CAUSED BY DEATH
ONLY. YOU SHOULD SOLICIT FOR A RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER TO ASSIST YOU TO
TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF SOUTH-AFRICA FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE. I DEPOSITED
THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME AND IT CAN BE CLAIMED BY YOU ALONE WITH THE DEPOSITE
CODE. YOUR MOTHER HAS ALL THE DOCUMENTS. TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR MOTHER AND
TWO SISTERS.

From the above, you will understand that the lives and future of my family
depends on this money as much, I will be very grateful if you can assits
us.We are now living in South-Africa as POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS and the
financial law of SOUTH-AFRICA does not allow ASYLUM SEEKERS certain
financial rights to such huge amount of money. In view of this, I cannot
invest this money in South-Africa, hence I am asking you to assist me
transfer this money out of South-Africa for investment pusposes.

For your efforts, I am prepared to offer you 20% of the total fund, while 5%
will be set aside for local and international expenses and 75% will be kept
for my family and I.(ME).

Finally modalities on how the transfer will be done will be conveyed to you
once we establish trust and confidence between ourselves.


Looking forward to your urgent reply Through the above phone number + 27 83
897 7690 or e mail:mich2005dankwa@yahoo.com


Regards,

MICHAEL DANKWA.
FOR THE FAMILY.

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