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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: "james nyarere" <jamesnyarere4@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:38:58 +0000
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

FROM:JAMES NYARERE
TEL: 27-82-645-2752
22 ALBERT STREET
MASHAL TOWN
JOHANNSBURG SOUTH AFRICA


MONEY TRANSFER ASSISTANCE

ATTN: Muller,

This is to acknowledge that I got your details from a good contact we made
in South Africa From the Chamber of Commerce. I am Mr. JAMES NYARERE cousin
to the late President of (DRC) Democratic Republic of Congo, (formerly known
as Zaire).

Due to the war presently raging in our republic the late president Laurent
Kabila was using me through the diplomatic means to send money out to the
Republic because of the far that a coup d'etat may take place at any time.

I did this on two consecurity occasions, on the third trip myself and some
aides decided to divert this delivery, which amounted to US$18.8 million (
eighteen million eight hundred thousand United States Dollars). This amount
is presently in South Africa, and it is was here that I heard news of my
brother's death, just exactly what he was fearing happened to him. May his
soul rest in peace.

I have since deposited this money into a security company here in South
Africa. The real content of the box containing this fund was not disclosed
to them for security purposes. Due to shortcoming and restriction pervading
in South Africa regarding refugee policy, we came up with the idea of a
foreign investment for the fund with the possibility of a joint stock
venture with a foreign partners, outside the continent of Africa.

My main objective of contacting you is for your assistance in transferring
this fund into your private or company's account in your country. there is
no risk involved as this is confidential. We have decided to let you have
30% of the total amount of the fund, 5% for expenses that will incur during
the transaction and the remaing 65% of the fund is for myself and my
colleagues, which we would like to invest in your country under close
supervision and direction from you.

If you are interested contact me on the phone number indicated above, as
soon as possible. On the receipt of your acceptance, I shall give more
clarification on the modalities needed for the successful completion of this
transaction.

Best regards,
JAMES NYARERE

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