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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: "adrian kambida" <adriankambida013@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 16:14:29 +0200
Subject: OUR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

FROM ADRIAN KAMBIDA.
TEL: + 27- 83-472-9685

Attn:

Sir

CONFIDENTIAL

I know you will be surprise to receive this mail; I got your contact through
the net when I was searching a reliable person who will assist my family out
of this predicament here in South Africa. I am ADRIAN KAMBIDA, a son of a
rich farmer in Zimbabwe Late Mr. PHILIP KAMBIDA. My father was assassinated
last two years in the war zone area in Zimbabwe.

My mother and my two younger sisters are presently in South Africa, where we
were granted political asylum. I inherited the sum of US$13.7 Million
Dollars (THIRTEEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) from
my father; these money has been successfully conveyed to me into
South-Africa and was deposited in private security and finance company by my
late father. I have every document to this fund including my father's last
WILL.

My reason for contacting you is that this country is know longer a safe
place for my family investment for the fear of encountering the same
experience of my late father in future since the both countries has the same
political history and common boundary, based on this point we seek for your
assistance as a reliable partner to do this
Transaction with us abroad.

If you are interested in assisting us to invest this money in your country
or becoming my partner in business, please try to contact me on the above
number as soon as possible.
Endeavor to keep this transaction very private and confidential, because
it's my family lifetime future investment.


What will be your percentage for assisting us?

Best Regard.

MR.ADRIAN KAMBIDA.
(FOR THE FAMILY)

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