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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: sunaclark@webmail.co.za
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 16:45:00 +0200
Subject: GOD BLESS A HELPER

From : Suna Tutunbi Clark
phone: +27-73-708-2374
email: sunaclark@webmail.co.za

ATENTION.C.E.O

GOD BLESS A HELPER

I got your address from the net and decided to reach you for help.Please assist us
we are deeply in need of your assistance,But before i proceed. May i quickly
introduce my self; I am Suna Tutunbi Clark a Zimbabwean and Son of old assassinated
white Zimbabwean farmer Mr.Bill Clark[Late ].
Some veteran soldiers assassinated him following an attack in our farmhouse in
Zimbabwe.After which the government of Robert Mugabe has ordered us to vacate our
farmlands for black occupation and even many white farmers has either been killed or
jailed following the expiration of president Mugabe white farmer evacuation mandate.
As for me,and my Mother we auctioned all our properties.My father,s lawyer residing
in South Arica drow our attention
that befor his deat he has deposited a sum of [US$29.3 Million ]twenty-nine Million,
three houndred thousand United States Dollars.as valuables in a security company and
I decided moving with my Mother to claim the found.Where we are presently as refugee
seeking for asylum.Since the South Africa monetary laws forbid refugees to operate
bank
account or invest in any business.

THE LAYER, after much delibreation on our condition he advised that we look for
trusted person who can assist us in investing it religiously anywhere overseas,
Where i can also settle down with my Mother and start a new life.These made me to go
in to desperate search ,Which led to my getting your contact .If you agree to assist
me in this transaction ,We have agreed that upon your assistance to the successful
transfer of the fund to your overseas account 25% of the total sum will be given to
you,As compasetion for your effort to accomodate the fund .
While 10% will be set aside to take care of the expenses we might incur in the
process of the transaction and 65% will be for our further investment in a lucrative
venture we will agree upon in your country. We where planning to go back to zimbabwe,

but the recent clean up campain
against humam right has made that idear a very risky venture.
Awaiting your urgent response and looking forward to having a very good business
relationship with you in the nearest future.Besides ,the confidentiality of this
transaction could not be over-emphasized,in order not to tarnish the image of my
family or jeopardize our
future.
In Sincerity.
Suna Tutunbi Clark
suna_clark12@hotmail.com
For the family

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