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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: "Eddy Jomoh" <eddyjomoh2000@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 13:20:39 +0200
Subject: STRICLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

FROM:MR.EDDY JOMOH
HOUSE: 183 OXFORD ROAD
TELE: 27+83-987 8553
CITY: JOHANNESSBURG,S/AFRICA
EMAIL:eddyjomoh2000@hotmail.com

ATTN:THE DIRECTOR. / C.E.O


STRICLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
My name is Mr.Eddy jomoh ,the elder son of Mr. Jomoh.c.Benard of
Zimbabwe.This might be a suprise to you about where i got your contact
address.I got your address from a reliable source here in Johnnesburg,South
Africa. During the cuurent war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the
support of our President.Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms to
his party members and his followers,he ordered all the white farmers to
surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers.
My father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not
support Mugabes ideas,Mugabes supporters invaded my fathers farm and burnt
everything in the farm,killing my father and made away a lot of items in my
fathers farm. Before his death,my father had deposited with one of the
Security Company in Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA the sum of US$40,5 Million
(FOURTY Million Five Hundred Thousand United States 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
valuables. So I decided to contact overseas firms and individuals that will
assist me to move this money out of South Africa because, as asylum seekers
we are not allowed to operate any bank accont within South Africa.We have
agreed to offer 30% of the total sum for your assistance,10% will mapped out
for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction and
60% 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
and Fax numbers.Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely
confidential. Thanks and God bless.
Best Regards
MR.EDDYJOMOH.
(FOR THE FAMILY)

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