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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: "paul miller" <paulmiller304@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: paulmiller001@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 08:43:33 +0200
Subject: FUND TRANSFER & INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

FROM: PAUL MILLER

TEL:27+83 725 6164

              

                       FUND TRANSFER & INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

DEAR:SIR,

  

I got your contact in my search for an honest, godlyand trustworthy foreign partner to assist me transacta rather very lucrative but confidential business.First, I must introduce myself to you. I am PaulMiller, a former aide de camp and cousin to thelate President of DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO(DRC)(formerly known as Zaire),LAURENT KABILA. Due to the war raging in my country then the late President, Laurent Kabila,was using me through diplomatic means to send money out of the Republic because he had feared that he might be overthrown or killed at any time. He wanted to provide for his family.

 On this particular occasion the late President gave me the sum of US$20M (TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) to carry abroad through SOUTH AFRICA.This money was packed into a SAFE-BOX and brought into SOUTH AFRICA by DIPLOMATIC MEANS.It is here in South Africa that the news of the death of the President reached me, just exactly as he feared. May his soul rest in peace! After receiving the news of the President's death, lwas faced with deciding on what to do with the US$20M (Twenty Million United States Dollars) in my possession.

I then deposited the SAFE-BOX containing this money in a PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY here in SOUTH AFRICA as FAMILY VALUABLES, without disclosing realcontent of it to them. My objective now is to invest this money in a foreign country like yours. I will also appreciate entering into a profitable joint venture with you after the safe transfer of the money.

I am by this mail asking you to assist me transfer this money to your personal/corporate account.For your assistance,I shall compensate you with 25% ofthe total sum. I have also set aside 5% of the total sum for expenses you and l may incur in course of this transaction.The remaining 70% will be for my family,which you will help us invest. Kindly, contact me by this email address.I will furnish you with the details of the transaction assoon as you assure me of your honesty, trust and determination to help me.

Best regard,

Paul Millar(Mr.)

NOTE :THAT ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED BY ME HERE,AND THE TRANSACTION WILL TAKE US A MAXIMUM OF 2(two)WORKING DAYS TO

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