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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: "ALBERT MUMBIA" <jg@luxmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 20:10:55 +0100
Subject: PRIVATE TRANSACTION

















DEAR Sir

IT IS WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT I MAKE THIS URGENT BUSINESS
PROPOSAL.I AM THE ELDEST SON OF LATE MR SULEMANO ALBERT OF ZIMBABWE. MY
FATHER IS ONE THE BEST FARMERS IN MY COUNTRY DURING HIS LIFETIME. DURING THE LAND-DISPUTES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE WHITE FARMERS, MANY LIFE AND PROPERTIES WERE LOST.

MY FATHER DID NOT SUPPORT THE ACTIONS AND IDEAS OF PRESIDENT ROBERT
MUGABE,HIS LOYALIST INVADED MY FATHER'S FARM DESTROYING VALUABLE ITEMS, DURING THIS TIME MY FATHER WAS KILLED ALONG WITH TWO OTHER MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY WHILE I WAS AWAY. I MANAGED TO ESCAPE TO Cotonou,IN Benin Republic WEST AFRICA. WHERE I WAS GRANTED ASYLUM .

MY FATHER WAS A MAN OF BUSINESS FORE-SIGHT, HE SECURED THE SUM OF
$15.5 MILLION DOLLARS {FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUNSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ONLY} WITH A SECURITY COMPANY. I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR A TRUSTED AND RELIABLE FOREIGN PERSONALITY WHO IS WILLING AND READY TO HELP ME CLAIM THE MONEY WHICH MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY ABROAD AND ALSO TRANSFER THE MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND HELP ME INVEST JUDICIOUSLY AND ALSO MAKE PROVISION FOR ME TO COME OVER AND START A NEW LIFE.I WILL LIKE TO HAVE YOUR INVESTMENT PLANS.

I AM WILLING AND READY TO OFFER YOU AN AGREED PERCENTAGE FOR YOUR
EFFORTS AND WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPLETE INFORMATION OF THE BUSINESS AS I HAVE THE WHOLE DOCUMENTS OF THE FUND FOR EASY CLAIMS IF YOU DECLARE YOUR INTREST TO DO THE TRANSACTION WITH ME. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR
PERSONAL TELEPHONE, MOBILE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION AND
FURTHER ARRANGEMENT.BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS IS A PERSONAL FUND AND THERE IS NO RISK WHATS SO EVER IN THIS TRANSACTION.

IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THIS TRANSACTION, DO NOT HESITATE TO IGNORE THIS MESSAGE SO AS TO ENABLE ME LOOK FOR ANOTHER PARTNER.


BEST REGARDS,

MUMBIA ALBERT.

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