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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.gabriel_khoumalo@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:37:54 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?fVERY=20URGENT=20REPLY?=

I HUMBLY REQUEST FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE (PLEASE).ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS:(gabriel_koumalo@walla.com).
Dear Sir,
it will be a surprise to you receiving this letter today,though we have
not met or transact business before.I got your contact from South African
World Trade Organization Pretoria, and then I decided to request for your
kind assistance to me as a foreign partner for this transaction, which is
going to profit both of us.Meanwhile, I would like to introduce myself before
moving more further, I am GABRIEL KHUMALO the son of Dr.B. C. KHUMALO. I
will be 34 years by November this year.

My father Dr. B. C. KHUMALO deals with gold and diamond and was the Chief
Accountant of a Gold Mining Industry in Kimberly- South Africa before he
past away some few monthsago.Knowing fully well that South Africa being
a country rich in Gold and Diamond, my late father who was very rich and
famous before he past away entrusted me as his only son. He told me on his
bed side in hospital with confidence where he deposited a huge amount of
money with a security and Finance Company for save keeping, and which all
the relevant documents (Depository Agreements) was handed over to me by
him to go- ahead an transfer this money out of South Africafor
investment.

Total amount of US$ 36.5 Million Dollars was lodged into the Security Company
in a metal box and the content of the box was not made known to the Security
Company, rather it was declared to them as personal belongings Gold, Diamond
and Precious Stones. It was on this note I decided to contact you as a foreign
partner that will assist me transfer this money out of South Africa into
your personal or companies account pending my arrival in your company.

I have decide to compensate/give you 30% of the total amount for your assistance,
which you are going to render in this transaction. You should bear in mind
that this business is 100% risk free to both parties but should be treated
secret and confidential to avoid any diversion during its process.

I would like you to contact me on my phone immediately you receive this
letter but security agency in South Africa monitoring all international
call. Please get back to me through email, so we will discuss the whole
process for the transferring of the money, this will take 7 (Seven) working
days from the day I got your reply. don?t want you to betray the confidence
I have in you.

Best regards,

GABRIEL KHOUMALO







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