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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 kenneth maluwe." <maluwefamily1@netscape.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:34:12 +0100
Subject: DO THIS FOR MY CHILDREN,PLEASE


Dear friend,

I wish to begin by way of introduction. I am Kenneth Maluwe, the first and only surviving son of late
Benson Maluwe one of the foremost and rich black farmers in Zimbabwe recently murdered in the land
dispute in my country. Before the death of my father, he had given me the certificate of deposite he used
to deposit the sum of US$30.5 million (Thirty Million Five Hundred United State Dollars) in one of the
private security companies in Europe, as family valuables, when he realized the looming dangers in
Zimbabwe.

This amount was meant for the purchase of new machineries and chemicals for the farms and also for
the establishment of new farms in Swaziland.This land dispute started when President Robert Mugabe
introduced a new land reform, which was particularly targeted at the rich white farmers and a few black
farmers (my father included).

This resulted in the gruesome killing of rich farmers (mainly whites) and the unlawful possession of their
properties by Mugabe's war veterans, under the disguise of fighting for the interest of the country. It is
against this background that I fled the country with my family, to the Netherlands where we are currently
seeking asylum.

I have decided to seek foreign assistance, as the Netherlands law prohibits asylum seekers from
operating bank accounts or involve in financial transaction of any kind, hence this letter to you. All I need
is your trustworthiness to be able to entrust the above said amount and help me with investment
opportunities. My family's survival depends on this money as we have virtually lost all our assets.

There are two options, firstly, you can choose to accept 15% of the total amount for your assistance or
go into partnership for the proper investment of the money in your country.

We shall discuss in detail the modalities involved when I hear from you.

I await your reply through the above media, while I implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy required
to ensure a safe and hitch free transaction.

I shall furnish you with more details on request.

Yours truly,

Kenneth Maluwe

N.B. My confidential email account: knnthfa1@netscape.net

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