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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: arthuroosman@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 22:27:55 +0200
Subject: PLEAES CONTACT ME+

ARTHUR ROSSMAN
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL 27 -83-522-4471
FAX 27 -11-507-5679




DEAR SIR,

GOOD DAY, MY NAME IS ARTHUR ROSSMAN THE ELDER SON OF MR.
ROBERT ROSSMAN OF ZIMBABWE. THIS MIGHT BE A SURPRISE
TO YOU WHERE I GOT YOUR EMAIL CONTACT ADDRESS. I GOT YOUR
ADDRESS FROM SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IN JOHANNESBURG COURTESY OF YOUR COUNTRY'S BUSINESS
DIRECTORY. DURING THE CURRENT WAR AGAINST THE
FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE SUPPORTERS OF OUR
PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE TO CLAIM ALL THE WHITE OWNED
FARMS IN OUR COUNTRY, SO HE ORDERED ALL THE WHITE
FARMERS TO SURRENDER ALL THEIR FARM LAND TO HIS
PARTY MEMBERS FOR REDISTRIBUTION TO HIS FOLLOWERS
(WAR VETERANS). AND MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE BEST
BLACK FARMERS IN OUR COUNTRY BECAUSE HE DID NOT
SUPPORT HIS IDEA AND HIS SUPPORTERS INVADED MY
FATHERS FARM AND BURNT EVERYTHING IN THE FARM AND
KILLED MY FATHER, AND MADE AWAY WITH A LOT ITEMS IN
MY FATHERS FARM.

AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, MY MOTHER AND I
DECIDED TO MOVE OUT OF ZIMBABWE,
BECAUSE OUR LIVES ARE STILL IN DANGER WITH THE MONEY
MY FATHER KEPT IN HIS HIDDEN SAFE IN MY MOTHERS
HOUSE. THE AMOUNT CONTAINED IN THE SAFE IS US$30
MILLION (THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) AND
WE DECIDED TO MOVE THE MONEY TO REPUBLIC OF SOUTH
AFRICA WHERE WE DEPOSITED THE MONEY IN A SECURITY
COMPANY AS A VALUABLE ITEM.

PRESENTLY WE ARE LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA AS ASYLUM
SEEKERS AND THE FINANCIAL LAW OF SOUTH AFRICA DOES
NOT ALLOW A REFUGE A BANKING RIGHT. IN VIEW OF THIS
CONTACT WITH YOU BECAME INDISPENSABLE MOREOVER
COUPLED WITH THE WAY THE MONEY WAS ACQUIRED, WE
DECIDED NOT TO INVEST THE MONEY ANYWHERE IN AFRICA
AS IT WILL IMPLICATE US AND JEOPARDISE OUR STAY HERE
IN SOUTH AFRICA. THAT IS THE MAIN REASON WE WANT YOU
TO ASSIST US TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT
FOR DISBURSEMENT AND INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

WE ARE PREPARED TO GIVE 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR
YOUR ASSISTANCE. AS YOU MAY UNDERSTAND OUR ENTIRE
LIVES AND FUTURE DEPENDS ON THIS MONEY.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE
AND THE MAJOR THING WE ASK OF YOU IS COMPLETE
ASSURANCE THAT THE MONEY WILL BE SAFE WHEN
TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. PLEASE MAINTAIN THE
SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY THIS BUSINESS REQUIRES.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT REPLY. CALL ME
IMMEDIATELY ON RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL.

BEST REGARDS,

ARTHUR ROSSMAN
(FOR THE FAMILY)

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