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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: "Ms. Nkosazana Zuma" <lydia_111@volcanomail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: miss@nkosazanazuma.com
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 19:44:38 +0100
Subject: Urgent Reply Plz !!!!

Ms. Nkosazana Zuma
St Joseph Catholic
Church - Dakar Senegal
miss@nkosazanazuma.com

I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an emergency to my condition here in dakar senegal.I am Ms. Nkosazana Zuma from the Republic of South Africa, now seeking for refuge in Dakar Senegal under the(UNHCR)united nation high commission for refuge .I have an urgent and very profitable business proposition for you that should be handled with extreme confidentiality.I got your contact during a search here in Dakar chambers of commerce on a search for a partner for a possible business at hand now .My father Jacob Zuma,who was the former Deputy President of South Africa who is now facing a tribunal because of Government prosecutions,whom all his reputation has been blackmail in sake of power.I managed to escape with some of my father's VITAL documents covering US$5M (Five Million United States Dollars Only) and some diamond stones that was deposited by my father in a Bank here in Senegal.Foreign Remittance Director of the bank h!
as asked me to look for a foreign partner that will receive this funds once the transfer is made.

Upon maturity I sent a routine notification in accordance with the Bank policy and was informed that the money can be ship only to any Nominated foriegn partner .I further investigation,and found out that my father insured this fund on my name as the next of kin.I therefore made further investigations and discovered All necessary vital documents did declare my identity as next of kin or relations in all his official documents including his Banking paperwork .This sum of US$5 M has been carefully secured at the Bank here in Senegal for safekeeping.Which i'm looking for a realiable person that will help for a possible urgent Transfer of this funds into any of his Nominated Bank account.This prompted me to contact you.We will like to transfer this funds to you as my father's foriegn business partner by making you the legal recipient of the sum of $5 million U.S Dollars that is now in Bank here in Senegal .I contact you because it is against our code of ethics !
to own and operate foreign accounts and your assistance would be needed to receive this money on my behalf

I have unanimously agreed that 15% of the entire sum would be for you if you agree to take part in this profitable transaction,80% for me and my family while the remaining 5% would be used to pay back the expenses that may be incurred during the course of the transaction by both parties after the fund has been claimed and lodged in your account.In the event that you are genuinely interested in the transaction,the following information would be needed from you to expedite action.

SEE THIS PLEASE

1.http://www2.ru.ac.za/gallery/graduation2005/Zuma1
2.http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspxarea=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national&articleid=248477
3.http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=248385&area=/zuma_report/zuma_news/
4.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4158568.stm
5.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4161946.stm
6.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4615019.stm
7.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3925955.stm


(1) Your Full Name and Address, Your Private Mobile,Telphone and Fax numbers where you can be reached at all time because this transaction entails constant communication.The transaction is 100% risk free as all modalities has been perfected to ensure the hitch free success of the transaction. Kindly send the requested information via email- miss@nkosazanazuma.com so that we can proceed
I await your response urgently.

Best Regards,

Ms. Nkosazana Zuma

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