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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: "richard zuma" <richard01_zuma@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 11:00:46 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

From :Richard Zuma
No 20 Grace lane sunninghill
Sandton,South Africa
Email Address: richard01_zuma@hotmail.com



ATTN:DIRECTOR/C.E.O.
DEAR SIR/MADAM

REQUEST FOR URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE.

I wish to introduce my good self as Mr.RICHARD ZUMA.The elder son of
Mr.JOSEPH ZUMA of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you where I got
your contact through network online.I was convinced to solicit for your
assistance after much prayers. I am interested in doing business with you,
particularly, in joint venture in your country on lucrative business.
During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the support
of our President ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white and black farms in
our country, so he ordered all the white and black farmers to
surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers and my
father was one of the best farmers in our country, because he did not
support his idea, his supporters invaded my father's
farm and burnt everything in the farm and killed my father and confiscated
all his investment.

After the death of my father, I decided to move out of Zimbabwe because my
life is still in danger, with the little money my father kept in his
hidden safe in my mother's house I decided to leave for
South Africa because i had knowledge of a particular deposit which my
father made in my name into a private security and finance company, since
he does not have any account with any bank due to his illiteracy but was
successful in farm production. The amount contained in the metal
box/container which he deposited with the private security company is
worth US$15.5(Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
and I have decided to move with the money with your assistance as and I am
currently forced to seek a political asylum as refugee.

I was advised by a banker who had agreed to help in the depositing and
transferring of this fund to seek for a reliable foreign partner who is
going to assist me in the opening of a non-resident
account here which he advised is the best possible way of transferring
this fund because of my political status .He said it will be more
convenient pending when I get reliable some body that will assist receive
the fund in his foreign safe account and at the same time give me light of
investment based on business idea/knowledge you may have.

However, my aim of contacting you is to help me look for a profitable
investment overseas. As a result of my present status and as a refugee I
will not be able to conclude this transaction alone. If you are interested
in helping me out, try and contact me with above e-mail address or phone
number indicating your interest to help me. I will then furnish you with
more details . I have mutually agreed to compensate you with 20% which is
your share for assistance, and 5% for any expenses that may incure in the
course of the transaction. Then the remaining 75% will be for me and my
family which you will help us to invest in your country. Be informed that
this transaction need utmost trust and confidentiality and will only take
about 2-3 working days to be concluded.

Note also that this transaction attract no risk on you side hence all the
modalities is safe, smooth successful transaction has been arranged by me
and the banker who will assist us in this business.


I also look forward to establish a good relationship with you.

Best regards.

Mr.RICHARD ZUMA

(For the entire family)

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