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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
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Fraud email example:

From: "MS KATE MAKASHELA" <katemakashela200@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: katemakashela300@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 22:34:50 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE PLEASE

Dear sir/madam
I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and fragile political situation in my country Zimbabwe but it has formed consistent headlines in the CNN news bulletins
I am 19 year old Miss Kate makashela from the Republic of Zimbabwe i am the Daughter of Late Mr. Ndoka makashela My late father before his death was Former Minister of Trasport and Energy under Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe.My Father was killed by Robert Mugabe,in which he denied.
The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek you assistance in the area of my future investment and also for a help hand over some amount of money my Late father deposited for me as beneficiary.This money is six Millon Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars,(Usd 6,8m) my late father deposited it for me in Europe some years ago,
I am in Dakar Senegal now.i came here after the death of my parents, i came to this country to search for a foreign partner to help me retrieve the money and also help me relocate to your country and invest in real estate and industrial productions.

I have contacted them many times what they told me was due to my refugee status they will not release it to me,that i should present somebody or a company to stand on my behalf. i am now asking you to pls help me stand on my behalf to make this claim,to stand as my partner overseas and in time of the investment as well Please if you are willing to assist me,indicate your interest by replying urgently.
yours faithfully.
Kate Makashela.

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