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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: "jerry jabu204" <jerryjabu20420@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 01:47:51 +0000
Subject: FAMILY INVESTMENT

NO 10 LOUIS BOTHA AVENUE
SANTON,SOUTH AFRICA.
PHONE: 27-834211556
FAX: 27-83-697-3041
EMAIL: jerryjabu20420@hotmail.com



FAMILY ASSISTANCE/FUND TRANSFER

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My name is MR JERRY JABU,the elder son of MR. ZUMA JABU, of Zimbabwe.This
might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I got
your contact address from the Commercial section of your country Embassy
here in South Africa.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of
our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party
members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender all
their farms to his party members and his followers.My father is one of the
best farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabe's ideas,
Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and burnt everything in the
farm, killing my father and
made away with a lot of items in my father's farm. Before his death, my
father had deposited with one of the Security Company in Johannesburg, South
Africa the sum of US$18. 5 Million (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars).with my name,and made every documents with my name
bolth the certificate of depositry.

Then After the death of my father, we decided to move to the Republic of
South Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as
valuables. So,I decided to contact you on this development to assist me and
my family to move this money out of South Africa because as asylum
seekers/refugee,we are not allowed to operate any bank account within South
Africa. We have agreed to offer you 35% of the total sum for your
assistance, 5% will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in
the course of this transaction and 60% will be for me and my family to
invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire contact details for
easy communication and more elaborate discussion on this business matter.You
can contact me on the above e-mail address.
Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.


Best Regards,


MR. JERRY JABU

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