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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: "Chris .M Zhanga" <chris_zh21@msn.com>
Reply-To: chriszhanga@rediffmail.com
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 11:32:05 +0000
Subject: WE AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE

Sir/madam,

This mail may come to you as a suprise base on the fact that,we have not
met.I got your contact from a directory in search for a reliable personality
that could understand our situation to help us. I am a zimbabwean citizen
presently taking refugee in NIGERIA.Due to crises in my country coupled with
the assasination of my late father MR.MATTHEW ZHANGA who was killed by
PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE war veteran association who are calling for the
white collection of farm land from all white settlers which is wrong.

My father due to his stand over these issues fell out with the ruling party
of PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE. Now my mother and my kid sister had to flee from
our country to find refuge here in NIGERIA. Before the death of my father he
was a major dealer of Diamond and Merchandise.He secretly moved these funds
acquired from various sales in a trunk-box and deposited it in a security
deposit company in Ghana. But at the time of deposit he told the security
company that it is family valuables that are contained in the box. The total
amount contained in the box is $20.5 MILLION USD,unknowingly to the security
company. We need a trust worthy and experience person that will help us to
invest this money in your country and take us as one family and will also
buy a house for us over there where we can live safely.


We are prepared to give you 20% of the money for that assistance.We are
expecting to hear from you.waiting you for your anticipated cooperation. YOU
CAN READ FROM THE WEBSITE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE.

http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/africa/05/03/zimbabwe.01/index.html

Best Regards,
CHRIS ZHANGA
FOR THE FAMILY .

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