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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: "Mr.John Shagaya" <johnshagaya_moyo101@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 15:04:36 +0200
Subject: Attn: Middleton,Pls read/call me

From: John Shagaya Moyo

Pvtt: +27 835 193 913

Pvtemail:j_shagayamoyo@yahoo.com

To: Middleton

Dear Middleton,

I will be glad if you read this mail and get back to me as a matter of
urgency. It is with the believe we have that you're Honesty and Trustworthy,
hence I took the courage to contact you today Monday for and unbehalf of my
family on a strict and very urgent business that will benefit both of us and
bring a long lasting relationship.

I write on behalf of my family from Zimbabwe South Africa to solicit for
your help, it is all about to use your contact/account to transfer our
inheritance money amounting to US$25.5Million (Twenty Five Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for to your country for investment
use.

It was after our family that I was mandated as the eldest in the family to
contact to act as the finally Beneficiary of the money so that we can use
your name transfer the money out to overseas account. Therefore, please do
not let us down because we’ve already entrusted in our hope and trust in you
believing that God will use to help us.

The aforesaid sum is in cash in security vault in Johannesburg South Africa
and it is do for claim/transfer but due to our political status as asylum
seekers from Zimbabwe in South Africa, we’re not eligible to posses such
huge amount either in cash or in an account, besides we’re not entitled to
operate bank in South Africa according to the Law of the Nation. Meanwhile
my late father who died on land dispute crisis in my country deposited the
money in the Vault in South Africa when he was serving the Government.

Please call me on +27 835 193 913 or reply to this mail through my pvt
email; j_shagayamoyo@yahoo.com with your phone so that we can discuss in
details as well as talk your compensations on percentage for helping us.

Please Note! this is strictly confidential and needed very urgent attention.

While waiting for your reply, Remain God blessed.

Mr. John S.Moyo.

(For the Family)

From: John Shagaya,

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