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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: lindiwe zuma <lndw_zm@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:01:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Mrs.Jacob Zuma



Dear Suzie ,

Thanks for your swift response and sincere readiness to assist me and my husband in handling this project.

Although, I do not know you in person, I have received your contact via personal search while seeking a reliable but obscure individual to assist me in the pending transaction, I shall send to you copies of my family photographs as soon as I hear from you and I do hope you will not hesitate to do same.

My name are Mrs. Jacob Zuma, wife of the former deputy Preseident of South Africa,however, I am sending you webpages where you can read more stories about my husband Mr. Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma.
http://www.anc.org.za/people/zumaj.html
http://www.nndb.com/people/033/000098736/
http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2005/05061415151001.htm
After when both of us are confident of our persons, I plan to initiate the payment approval of the funds in your name as the new beneficiary so that you can subsequently contact the paying institute to release the funds to your designated bank account, all I need is your total cooperation to make this project a huge success.

I have chosen to do this with a total stranger because I did not wish to involve those I already knew for confidentiality sake. I hope am not making a big mistake.We are willing to give you 30% for your assistance of the total fund,so please forward to me your Complete details such as your:
1.Full names
2.Physical mailing address
3.Occupation,
4.Date of birth
5.Phone and Fax numbers

Conclusively, kindly get back to me as soon as you receive this mail so that we can commence proper, I still do not know how to thank you but I know this is the beginning of a life time family relationship.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Lindiwe Zuma.


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