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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: "DR: COLLINS KHUMALO" <mmnr2020@msn.com>
Reply-To: MMNR404@YAHOO.COM
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:30:52 +0000
Subject: PARTNERSHIP

FROM THE DESK OF:DR: COLLINS K. KHUMALO
DIRECTOR OF PROJECT
DME,SOUTH AFRICA.

Attn: Sir / Madam,

I am Dr: Collins K.Khumalo, Director of Project, South Africa Ministry of
Mining & Energy. I am making this contact with you based on the committee's
need for an individual/company who is willing to assist us with a solution
to a money transfer. First and foremost apologized using this medium to
reach you for a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to
Confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium.

In unfolding this proposal, I want to count on you, as a respected and
honest person to handle this transaction with sincerity, trust and
confidentiality. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with
you in the execution of the deal described Here under for the benefit of
all parties and hope you will keep it as a top secret because of thenature
of this transaction. Within the Mining of Energy where I work as Director of
Project Implementation and with the co-operation of four other top
officials, we have in our possession as overdue payment bills totaling
Fourteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
(US$14,500,000.) which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and
cooperation of a foreign company/individual to receive the said fund on our
behalf or a reliable foreign non-company account to receive such funds.

More so, we are handicapped in the circumstances, as the South Africa Civil
Service Code of Conduct does not allow us to operate offshore account hence
your importance in the whole transaction. This amount $14.5m represents the
balance of the total contract value executed on behalf of my Department by a
foreign contracting firm, which we the officials over-invoiced
deliberately. Though the actual contract cost have been paid to the original
contractor, leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount which we have
in principles gotten approval to remit by Key tested Telegraphic Transfer
(K.T.T) to any foreign bank account you will provide by filing in an
application through the Ministry of Justice here in South Africa for the
transfer of rights and privileges of the former contractor to you.

I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be
willing to assist us in the transaction, your share of the sum will be 20%
of the$14.5 million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous
expenses and while balance 5% will go to charity organisation.

The business itself is 100%safe, on your part provided you treat it with
utmost secrecy and confidentiality. Also your area of specialization is not
a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction.I have reposed
my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me. Endeavor to
contact me immediately through my e-mail MMNR404@WALLA.COM or my Tel Numbers
as follows CONFIDENTIAL PHONE:+873-76-2923740 CONFIDENTIAL
FAX:873-76-2923741 CORPORATE TEL:27-72-6321696 CORPORATE FAX:27-11-5076867
to confirm whether or not you are interested in this deal. If you are not,it
will enable me scout for another foreign partners to carryout this deal. to
confirm whether or not you are interested in this deal. If you are not, it
will enable me scout for another foreign partners to carryout this deal.

I want to assure you that my partners and myself are in a position to make
the payment of this claim possible provided you can give us a very strong
Assurance and guarantee that our share will be secured and please, remember
to treat this matter very confidential, because we will not comprehend with
any form of exposure as we are still in active Government Service. Once
again, remember that time is of great essence in this transaction wait in
anticipation of your fullest co-operation.

Yours faithfully,
Dr: Collins K.Khumalo


N.B Please you can reach me through my personal email address above for
futher clarification.Please endeavour to affirm me with your Phone and Fax
Numbers for easy communications

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