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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: "MIKE ZUMA" <mike_zuma110@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:18:11 +0200
Subject: FROM MR.MIKE ZUMA OF GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA

Attn:Akash,

you are required to present a legal representive person who will claim the
funds on your behalf and transfer to your account in your country, since you
are not residing in South Africa and I am sending to you the details of a
Lawyer who will do this for you.We the Lotto Company advice winners to use a
cerified Bank accredited Attorney and can direct you to a few that we know
and have worked with.

Please be adviced that your funds will be ready within the next 48 hours
pending when your legal representitive person will come.So what you have to
do now is to contact this Attorney right now the moment you have filled the
form

Here is the details of your nominated legal representative:

NAME: BARRISTER CRAIG MOKEMA
E-MAIL: craig_alexattorneys@lawyer.com
Phone +27-73-776-4955.
You are required to contact him immidiately

In account condinates fill in your account details where you want
your prize to be transfered into.Having understood the fact that you are a
student I am promising to work on your file as soon as your form is summited
to enale you receive your prize in not a distance time so when your form is
ready with me call the Attorney and speak with him and try to make him do
your work within this week so that your prize be moved immediately into your
account.I am sure you have an account.

Send the form as attarchment to my email box ok.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.

Best regards,

Mr.Mike Zuma.

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