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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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  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: monzababes@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 10:36:10 +0200
Subject: ASSIST ME PLEASE

Dear Sir/Ma

You will be surprise to receive this letter since you
dont know me personally, but do treat this request as
a call from somebody in dire need of your kind
assistance, but for the purpose of introduction. I am
Sipo steves zuma, the eldest son of Dr. Sipo Mudah zuma , who was recently murdered with other whites in the land dispute violence in Zimbabwe this year.
Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US$19.2 Million(Nineteen million two hundred Thousand United States Dollars)with a Security and finance Company for safe-keeping as if he foresaw the looming danger that could erupt from the farm struggle in Zimbabwe. This money was deposited in a box as a consignment labelled 'FAMILY TREASURE', with the Security Company.
Presently, l am residing temporarily in Johannesburg
pending the outcome of an appeal filed on my behalf by
my attorney for the Department of Home Affairs to
grant me asylum status.At the moment l am in dilema on
how to move this money safely out of South Africa due
to the fiscal laws inhibiting South African Refugees
on monetary policy.l request that you grant me the
consent to present you and your company as the
beneficiary of the Consignment{box of money} ,so that
l can be able to transfer the money to your nominated
account outside South Africa for investment purpose.
As a business man whom I wish to entrust my future and
that of my family on his hands, I must let you know
that this transaction is 100% risk free as far as you
keep it secreet and modalities to effect this transfer
is ready with the help of our family lawyer,a member
of a Bank-board, a South African and my late father's
friend that helped him in depositing this money in the
said security company as a consignment.
Therefore if this proposal is acceptable to you, we
are willing to offer you 20% of the total sum for your
assistance, 75%will be for me and my family while 5%
will be used for capital transfer tax based on South
African Banking stipulations and any other expenses
that might be incurred in the course of this
transaction.
If this proposal is acceptable by you ,forward your
reply ,your fax and phone number as soon as possible
bearing in mind the confidentiality and privacy this
transaction requires at the moment .
Best Regards,
Mr Sipo Zuma

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