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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: "craig zuma" <craig_zuma_22@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:58:17 +0200
Subject: HUMBLE ASSISTANCE

FROM: Craig Zuma
JOHANNESBURGH
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:27-83-925-6041


HUMBLE ASSISTANCE


Dear,

My name is Mr.Craig Zuma, The elder son of Mr. Sibusso Zuma of Zimbabwe.
This might be a suprise to you about where i got your contact address. I got
your address from a reliable source here in Johnnesburg, South Africa.
During the cuurent war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the support of
our President. Robert Mugabe to claim all the white -owned farms to his
party members and his followers, he ordered all the 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
Mugabes ideas, Mugabes supporters invaded my fathers farm and burnt
everything in the farm, killing my father and made away a lot of items in my
fathers farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited with one of the Security Company
in Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA the sum of US$18.5[EIGHTEEN MILLION,FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS].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 overseas
firms and individuals that will assist me to move this money out of South
Africa because, as asylum seekers we are not allowed to operate any bank
account within South Africa. We have agreed to offer 25% of the total sum
for your assistance, 5% will mapped out for any expenses that may be
incurred in the course of this transaction and 70% 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 personal phone and
Fax numbers for easy communication. You can contact me on the above
Telephone . Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely
confidential.

Thanks and God bless.

Best regards

MR Craig Zuma

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