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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: "SABINA KAMP" <kamp_24@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:38:52 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL FRIENDSHIP

URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL FRIENDSHIP

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

MY NAME IS YAHAYA KUMALO THE EIDEST SON OF MR PEDRO KUMALO OF ZIMBABWE, IT
MIGHT BE SURPRISING TO YOU,. HOW I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS, I GOT YOUR
CONTACT THROUGH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN NETHERLAND,

DURING THE CURRENT CRISIS AGAINST THE FARMERS OF ZIMBABWE BY THE SUPPORTER
OF OUR PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE TO CLAIM ALL THE WHITE OWNED FARM IN OUR
COUNTRY, HE ORDERED ALL THE WHITE FARMERS TO SURRENDER THEIR FAMRS TO HIS
PARTY MEMBER AND THEIR FOLLOWERS,

MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE BEST INDIGENOUS FARMERS IN THE COUNTRY , WHO DID
NOT SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT IDEOLOGY, THE PRESIDENT SUPPORTERS INVADED MY
FATHER FARM LOOTED AND BURNT DOWN EVERYTHING AND CONFISCATED ALL HIS
NIVESTMENTS,

AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER MY MOTHER AND I,ALONG WITH MY YOUNGER ONE
DECIDED TO MOVE OUT OF ZIMBABWE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR LIVES,WE TOOK ALONG
WITH US THE MONEY MY FATHER KEPT IN THE SAFE IN MY MOTHER HOUSE WHICH
AMOUNTED TO THE SUM OF US$20 M(TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAS )TO
NETHERLAND, THE FUN IS PRESENTL BEING KEPT IN THE SECRET VAULT OF A PRIVATE
SECURITY FIRM BASED HERE IN NETHERLAND, THE OFFICIAL OF THE FIRM BELIEVES
THEY ARE HELPING ME IN KEEPING MY PERSONAL VALUABLES NOT REALIZING THAT IT
IS FUND,

MY MOTHER AND MYSELF HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT ANY RELIABE OVERSEAS
FIRM/PERSON WHO COULD ASSIST US TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE PRIVATE
SECURITY COMPANY BECAUSE WE AS ASYLUM SEEKERS HERE IN NETHERLAND CANNOT OPEN
A NON -RESIDENT ACCOUNT THROUGH WHICH THIS FUND WILL BE CHANNELED OUT OF
SECURITY COMPANY TOAN OVERSEA ACCOUNT ,

IF MY PROPOSITION IS CONSIDERED FORM ASSISTING US TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT
TO YOUR COUNTRY, WE WILL OFFER YOU 40% OF THE TOTAL FUND, 5%OF THE TOTAL
WILL BE SET ASIDE TO COVER ANY EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THIS TRANSACTION,
WHILE 55% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY UNDER YOUR
SUPERVISION, FOR DETAILED INFORMATION, YOU CAN CONTACT ME ON MY E-MAIL
ADDRESS

yahayakumalo@netscape.net

TEL:0031-610116623

BEST REGARDS

YAHAYA KUMALO

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