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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: "DR. PRINCE ROBINSON" <princerobinsonfamily1@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 10:50:42 +0200
Subject: INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP

DR. PRINCE ROBINSON
GAUTENG JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27 83 339 7805
INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP
ATTN: Director/CEO
Good Day,
I would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint business with you in your country. I have a substantial capital I honorably intend to invest in your country into a very lucrative venture of which you are to advise and execute the said venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us.
During the current `Crisis against the farmers of the Zimbabwe by supporters of our president Robert Mugabe to claim all the white owned farms in our country, he ordered all the white farmers to surrender their farms to his party members and their followers. My father was one of the best farmers in the country and knowing that he did not support the president’s political ideology, the president supporters invaded my father’s farm burnt down everything, killed him and confiscated all his investments.
Before the death of my father he called my attention for a box containing US$28 Million Dollars only, which he deposited in a private security company here in South Africa and his other vital documents, which was meant political campaign in the next election.
My younger brother and myself have decided to move out of Zimbabwe for the safely of our lives and now we decided to contact any reliable oversea firm/person who could assist us to transfer this money out of the republic of South Africa, because we as asylum seeker here in south Africa can’t open a non-resident account through which this fund will be channeled out,
Meanwhile, on indication of your willingness to handle this transaction sincerely by protecting our interests and upon your acceptance of this proposal, I would furnish you with the full detailed information, procedure and mutual agreement on your percentage interest or share holding for helping me to secure the release of the deposit and investing the money.
I shall be glad to reserve this respect and opportunity for you, if you so desire, but do urge you to give the matter your immediate attention it deserves.
For detailed information, you can contact me on my direct line above.
Best Regards,
DR. PRINCE ROBINSON.
( For the family.)
TEL: +27 83 339 7805

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