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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: "MR.MR FELIX KHUMA" <felixkhuma@mailbox.co.za> (may be fake)
Reply-To: felixkhuma2005@easyinfomail.co.za
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:06:49 -0700
Subject: MR.MR FELIX KHUMA

FROM:MR FELIX KHUMA
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:27-73-3266156
EMAIL:felixkhuma2005@easyinfomail.co.za
Dear Sir/Madam
PLEASE CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS MEIL.

PROPOSAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.

My name is Mr. MR FELIX KHUMA the elder son of Mr. TAYLOR
KHUMA 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 in my search for a
honest and trusty worthy person.

During the current war against the farmers in my country
Zimbabwe, the supporters of our president Robert Mugabe
invaded and confiscated 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 being of the best few successful and
rich black farmers in our country was victimized because he
did not support mugabe s ideas .because of this, supporters
of the mugabe government called war veterans" invaded my
fathers 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$20 million (Twenty Million 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 "family valuables".

So I decided to contact overseas firm and companies 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,5% will be
mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the
course of this transaction while 70% will be for me and my
family to invest in your country under your
direction/supervision.

If my proposal meets your satisfaction, you can contact me
on the above telephone numbers or EMAIL:ADDRESS to enable
us proceed. Note that this transaction is 100% risk free
and requires absolute confidentiality.

YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER IS URGENT

Thanks and god bless.

Best regards

MR.MR FELIX KHUMA

(For the family)

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