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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: nelsonkhumalo55@webmail.co.za
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 07:11:57 +0200
Subject: FAMILY REQUEST FOR HELP

FROM NELSON KHUMALO
TEL:27- 73-202-0541

Dear Sir/Madam,


FAMILY REQUEST FOR HELP

My name is NELSON KHUMALO,the elder son of Mr. JOHN 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 in Johannesburg , South Africa.

During the current war against the farmers in 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, killing my father and made away
with a lot of items in my father's farm. Before his death,
my father had deposited with one of the Security Company in
Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of US$18.5 Million
(Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars).with my name,and made every documents with my name
both the certificate of depositry. 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 transfer 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 20% 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 and 75% will be for me and my
family to invest in your country. All I want you to do is
to furnish me with your full personal phone and fax numbers
for easy communication.

You can contact me on the above Telephone number.Note that
this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely
confidential.


Thanks and God bless.

Best Regards.

NELSON KHUMALO.
(FOR THE FAMILY}
Please reply to this email:nelsonkhumalo46@yahoo.com
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