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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: "johnson khumalo" <johnsonkhumalo_006@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 18:48:32 +0100
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

FROM:MR JOHNSON KHUMALO.
NO. 23 PRECTORIA AVE.
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27-73-366-1191

URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

Dear Sta,

With all due respect, My name is Mr.Johnson Khumalo, the elder son of Mr.
David Khumalo, of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you about where I
got your contact address. I got your address from the South African Chamber
of Commerce here in Johannesburg, South Africa.
During the current war against the farmers in my country Zimbabwe from the
supports of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms
to his party members and his followers, he ordered all 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 Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and
burnt everything in the farm, Killed my Father and made away with a lot of
items in my father's farm. Before the death of my father, he had deposited
with one of the Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of
US$18,500,000.00 (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars), with my name. Then 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 you to assist me to move this money out of South
Africa because as Asylum Seekers (REFUGEE) we are not allowed to operate any
Bank Account or to do Investment within the Republic South Africa.

We have agreed to give you 25% of the total money for your assistance, 5%
will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of
this transaction and 70% will be for me and my family investment in your
country.

So please if you are interested to help me move this money out of South
Africa, you required to Come Down here in Johannesburg South Africa for us
to meet and know each other more better and discuss on how to transfer all
the total money into your bank account in your country for the investment
purpose.

Finally, all I want you to do is to furnish me with your Private Mobile
Phone and Fax Number for easy communication in this transaction. Also please
try to contact me on the above Telephone immediately you receive this mail
for more information in this transaction, and note that this transaction is
100% Risk Free and absolutely confidential
Thanks and may the Almighty God bless you and your family.

Best Regards,

MR.JOHNSON KHUMALO.
+27 733 366 1191.

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