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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: monica maba <mrs_monicamaba1000@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:18:58 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL


FROM:Mrs. Monica Maba
Tel: 27-73-573-8595
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA.


ATTN: DIRECTOR,

I am Mrs.Monica Maba, wife of Engineer Solomon Maba,of Bulawayo-Zimbabwe. This is my 35 years of marriage with Mr. Solomon ,where my only son and I are now resident in South Africa as.Asylum seeker (REFUGEE).

I got your contact through South African Chamber ofCommerce and Industry.With your contact profile, I hope that you can takecare of theamount involved. I have some huge amount of money, which I inherited from my dead husband a few months ago.

My husband's tragedy occurred when the Zimbabwean gorvnment took our far.from us. My husband was murdered in Zimbabwean .So I am willing to leave South Africa for any place immediately this fund is transferred.

My fund is presently deposited with a Security Companywithout disclosing the contents of the box to the Scurity Firm, and I would like you to help me transfer this money overseas pending investment. The amount deposited is (Eighteen Million United States(Dollars)USD$18,000,000.

In consideration of your assistance, I and my lawyer have agreed to offer you, upon acceptance to this proposal 20% of the total sum and 10% has mapped out to cover all sundry expenses both parties might incur, locally or internationally, during the course of this transaction. and the remaining 70% will be for me and my only son for investment in your country.

I will relate to you my lawyer's particulars upon receipt of your acceptance for more information and feel free to ask questions you consider relevant.The confidentiality of this proposal will be highly appreciated. Thanks as we wait your urgent response.


Best regards,
Mrs.Monica Maba.








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