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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: "frank zuma" <frankzuma43@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 09:35:38 +0000
Subject: FROM: MR.FRANK ZUMA

FROM: MR.FRANK ZUMA
#34 LAKE VIEW FLORIDA
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
E-MAIL: frankzuma43@hotmail.com
TEL:( +27-73-794-8548)
FAX:(+27-73-705-9611)

Dear:DIRECTOR/CEO.

APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE

My name is, MR.FRANK ZUMA the elder son of Mr. WILLIAM ZUMA 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 in Johannesburg,
South Africa.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of
our President Robert Mutable to claim all the white-owned farms to his party
members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all
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 Magee’s ideas, Megabits supports invaded my fathers farm and burnt
everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot of items
in my fathers farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited with a Security Company in
Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of US$25 MILLION (TWENTY FIVE MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS). 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 overseas firm and companies that will assist me to
move this money out of South Africa because as asylum seekers we are not
allowed to operate any Bank Account within South Africa. We have agreed to
offer you 25% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% will be mapped out
for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction
while 70% will be for me and my family to invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and
fax numbers for easy communication. You can contact me on the above
Telephone and E-mail Address.

Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless.

Best Regards

MR FRANK ZUMA.

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