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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: "steven kallon" <s_kallon2@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 10:39:24 +0200
Subject: urgent business assistance and please call me.

FROM: Mr. Steven Kallon
TEL: +27-73-247-6431
Email: s_kallon2@hotmail.com

INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP

My Name is Mr. Steven Kallon, the Son of MR. Clement Kallon of Zimbabwe.
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address.
I got your CONTACT FROM THE South Africa EXCHENGE NETWORK ON) LINE.
During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters
of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his
party member and his followers, he ordered all 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
supporter Mugabes ideas, Mugabes supporters invaded my husbands 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 with the Security Company in
Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of USD$20 MILLION (TWENTY MILLION
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
family 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 25% 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 70 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 +27-73-247--6431 or E-mail,i will
informed you on what to do next. Note that this transaction is 100% Risk
free and absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless.

BEST REGARDS

Mr. Steven Kallon
For the family.

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