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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: "Susan Benson" <susanben_bills@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 08:58:55 +0200
Subject: FUND TRANSFER (-confidentail-)AND HELP

DEAR SIR/MADAM
FROM:MRS, SUSAN BENSON.
Phone+27-83-870-2001
Fax number+27-73-312-2060.
susanbenf@yahoo.ie

MY NAME IS MRS, SUSAN BENSON OF ZIMBABWE.THIS MIGHT BE A SURPRISE TO YOU
ABOUT WHERE I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.I GOT YOUR ADDRESS FROM THE INTERNET
ONLINE IN HELP OF MY LATE FATHER LAWYER (ADAMS SMITHS). DURING THE CURRENT
WAR AGAINST THE FARMERS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE SUPPORT MUGABE"S IDEAS, MUGABE
SUPPOTERS INVADED MY FATHERS FARM AND BURNT EVERYTHING IN THE FARM,KILLING
MY FATHER AND MADE AWAY WITH A LOT OF COSTLY FARM EQUIPMENTS.

IN MY FATHERS FARM. DURING THE CRISES AND BEFORE MY FATHERS DEATH HE HAD
DEPOSITED WITH ONE OF THE FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY IN JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH
AFRICA THE SUM OF US$ 16.7 MILLION DOLLARS.AFTER MY LATE FATHERS BERIAL WE
THEN DISCOVERED THE VITAL DOCUMENTS REGARDS TO THE DEPOSITION OF THIS FUND.

WE DECIDED TO MOVE TO THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA TO VERIFY WITH SECURITY
AND FINANCE COMPANY WHERE HE HAD DEPOSITED THE MONEY IN THE SECURITY FINANCE
COMPANY AS VALUABLE -SUBSTANCE. WE THEN DECIDED TO LOOK FOR AN OVERSEAS FIRM
AND COMPANIES THAT WOULD BE OF ASSISTANCE TO MOVE THIS FUND OUT OF SOUTH
AFRICA BECAUSE AS ASYLUM SEEKERS WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE ANY BANK
ACCOUNT OR BUSINESS WITHIN SOUTH AFRICA BASED ON THEY LAW.WE HAVE AGREED TO
OFFER YOU 25%OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE,5%WILL BE MAPPED OUT
FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURED IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION AND
70%WILL BE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY-UNDER YOU
SUPERVISSION. SINCE,I GOT THIS ADDRESS IS TRUE THAT I DID NOT KNOW YOU IN
PERSON,I DONT KNOW WHY I HAVE SUCH INTEREST IN YOU.I STILL THANK GOD BECAUSE
I WILL LIKE TO HAVE YOU AS MY EVER PARTNER IN LIFE,WHEN I COME TO YOUR
COUNTRY TO INVEST. I MRS,SUSAN AND MY SON MR,BILLS HAVE MUCH TO DISCUSS WITH
YOU BUT IT WILL BE WHEN YOU COME TO SOUTH AFRICA TO HELP US FOR THE TRANSFER
OF THIS FUND AND FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY. ALL
I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO FURNISHME WITH YOUR ENTIRE PERSONAL PHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION. NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%RISK FREE
AND ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTAIL-SINCE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS REGARDS TO RELEASE
OF THIS FUND IS WITH ME MR, BILLS HERE IN JOHANNESBUERG.FEEL FREE TO CALL ME
FOR MORE INFORMION. THANKS AND GOD BLESS AS I HOPE TO HERE FROM YOU.

Regards and god bless.
Mrs.Susan/Mr.Bills Benson.
Tel:27)83-870-2001
Fax number+27-73-312-2060.



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