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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: theonlylambertwilliam@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 04:14:15 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20MESSAGE?=

LAMBERT WILLIAM
E-mail: (ambertwilliam15@myway.com)

(PRIVATE)
Hello Dear,I hereby humbly write to solicit for your co-operatiot and assistance
in a mutual beneficial Business transaction that required absolute onfidentiality.This
may come to you as a surprise as we have never met Before, I got your contact
from international Journal which I saw in

the office of an International consultant.I am Lambert William the son of
Albert William a farmer here in Zimbabwe.During the current crisis against
the farmers of Zimbabwe by the supporters of our President Robert Mugabe
to claim all the white owned farms in Zinbabwe country, he ordered

all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and
their followers.My father was one of the best farmers in the country and
knowing that he did not support the resident’s political ideology,
the president supporters invaded my father's farm burnt down

everything, killed him and confiscated all his investments.Now I am here
in Harare, Republic of Zimbabwe, there is available cash of (US18.5 Million
Dollars) Eighteen Million Five Hundred ousand Dollars which has been tactfully
secured in a reputable security ompany in Spain. This

money was then deposited when my father was Alive.I need your assistant
to bring this money out from the security company and invest this money
in your Country. I don't want to invest this money in this sub region due
to poor economic policy, and also for security reasons.It is my

desire to invest this money in Agriculture Industry or any other business
you may suggest Please I need your help, is true we have not met before
but I believe I can trust a person with your kind of reputation with whom
I can build a solid business foundation.I will compensate you

with 35% of the total sum: while the remaining will be for investment according
to your valuable advise. If you are interested and ready to assist, contact
me E-mail:
(lambertwilliam15@myway.com)

Thanks and be bless
LAMBELAMBERT WILLIAM



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