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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: "eddy mark" <eddymark1891@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:01:54 +0000
Subject: A PLEA FOR ASSISTANCE

FROM :EDDY MARK
PLOT 18 MARVIN STREET
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:+27 72 527 5546
FAX:+27 82-260-89-39
A PLEA FOR ASSISTANCE
ATTN: SIR/MADAM,

My name is Mr.eddy mark, the eldest son of Mr.Francis mark of Zimbabwe. This
might be a surprise to you about how I got your contact address for you do
not know me before. I will let you know later.

During the current war against the rich white farmers in Zimbabwe, from the
supports of our president Robbert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms
to his own party members and his followers, he ordered all the white farmers
in Zimbabwe 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 Mugabe's idea, Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and
burnt everything in the farmland, killing my father and made away with all
the things 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 $US20 Million (Twenrty Million
United States Dollars). Then after the death of my father, my family decided
to move to South Africa where my father had deposited the money.

So I decided to contact overseas partner that will assist me to move this
money out of South Africa because as an assylum seeker in South Africa, I
cannot operate any account. we have aggreed to offer you 20% of the total
sum for your assistance,10% will be mapped out for expenses, and 70% for my
family.

So Please, if you think you can be of any assistance to me and my family,
kindly furnish me with your fax and phone numbers for easy communication.

You can contact me via my phone number,Tel:27-72 527 5546 or through fax :27
82-260-89-39 . Note that this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely
confidential for my family's sake.

Hoping to hear from you soonest.


Thanks and God bless you.
EDDY MARK
(for the family).

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