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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 MTAMBO SCOTT <smtabo_001@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 09:09:26 +0200
Subject: CONTACT SCOTT MTAMBO VERY URGENT



Attn: Director ,

Sir / Madam,

I humbly wish to seek your assistance in matter that is very important and needs utmost trust and confidence. I am Scott Mtambo. A close confidant of one of South African most powerful family, the wife of former top Government official, a gold magnate (Original owner of Kruger Gold Co).ie late Chief Bamunga Sango Mbeki, former Junior Minister of Mines and Power Federal republic of South Africa. Unfortunately, he died soon after handing over because the new government wanted to probe his activities while in office for financial appropriations. Presently, all his foreign and local account was frozen and their assets confiscated. The wife wishes to move out of South Africa the sum of US$42Million she wishes to invest the aforementioned sum in viable investment overseas.

For obvious reasons, my client does not want to place this fund with established financial institution with the family name for security reasons. It is her desire that the deal be handled as quietly as possible without possibility of any leakage to public or government. She has therefore empowered me to find and negotiate for a reliable and trustworthy foreigner who can assist to invest the fund properly for the family. If you agree to act as a fund manager for my client and the family, I shall release the sum of US$42Million to you if you meet my requirements.

The money available is safe with a private security company coded and lodged in with a fictitious name. Upon a favourable response from you, I shall let you know of the steps involved. Your commission shall be down payment of 15% of the total sum, that is US$6.3 and annual 10% of the after tax returns on investment for the first 5 years thereafter, the terms shall be re-negotiated. If you are capable and willing to participate in this transaction contact me through my above email for a heart to heart discussion, less I look for someone else.

Regards,

Mr. Scott Mtambo.
Tel: 0027 739300046.
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