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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: "mary peters" <mkp001641@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:29:52 +0200
Subject: HI

From:Mrs.Mary Peters,

Johannesburg,South Africa.

ATTN:DIRECTOR,

I am Mrs.Mary Peters , wife of late Engineer Abraham Peters Smith ,of
Bulawayo-Zimbabwe. I am now residing in South Africa as Asylum seeker
(Refugee) In April 2001,my husband lost his life during the crisis in our
country and some of his investments were confiscated.

I have contacted you to assist in transferring most especially, the money
left behind by my husband. The fund is presently in the custody of
securities and Finance Company. Particularly, the security Company where
this account valued at aboutUSD$18,000,000 (Eighteen million United States
Dollars) has issued me a notice to come and claim the the fund.

I seek your consent to assist us by providing a bank account which would be
used to move the money out of South Africa because my present
status(Refugee) would not allow me to do this transaction.

You will assist us and invest the money in any business you know that will
be profitable until I have the necessary papers to come with my son to your
country.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us transfer this money
into your account.
May God bless you.
I await for your quick response.

Regards

Mrs.Mary P. Smith.

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