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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: miketami@epatra.com
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 23:54:14 +0200
Subject: Cry For Help


From Mr.Mike Tami.
Telephone + 27-83 511 9309.
Email:mikettami@yahoo.com

Greetings,

My name is Mike Tami, the elder son of Mr. Tabo R . Tami of Zimbabwe.
This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address.
I got your address from the South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg, 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 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
supports invaded my fathers farm and burnt everything
in the farm,killing my father and made away with a lot
of items in my fathers farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited with of the
Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum
of US$25,5 MILLION (TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDERD
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 firm or a private Individual
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 you 25% of the total sum for your assistance, while 75% will
be for me and my family to invest in your country.

You can reach my Mother on this number but please note that she does not speak much of English.

Thanks and God bless.

Best Regards
Mr. Mike Tami.

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