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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: "victor moyo" <victor_moyo14@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: victor1moyo@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 09:58:34 +0200
Subject: A CRY FOR HELP

FROM VICTOR MOYO.

JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.

PHONE NUMBER:+ 277-3531-4355

A CRY FOR HELP

I know you will be surprise to receive this mail; I got your contact through
the net when I was searching a reliable person who will assist my family out
of this predicament here in South Africa. I am MR.VICTOR MOYO, a son of a
rich farmer in Zimbabwe Late Mr.MOYO PHILIP. My father was assassinated last
two years in the war zone area in Zimbabwe.

I and my mother with my two younger sisters are presently in South Africa,
where we were granted political asylum. I inherited the sum of US$10.7
Million Dollars (TEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS)
from my father; this money has been successfully conveyed to me into South
Africa and was deposited in private security and finance company by my late
father. I have every document to this fund including my father's last WILL.

My reason for contacting you is that this country is know longer a safe
place for my family investment for the fear of encountering the same
experience of my late father in future since the both countries has the same
political history and common boundary, based on this point we seek for your
assistance as a reliable partner to do this transaction with us Abroad. If
you are interested in assisting us to invest this money in your country or
becoming my partner in business, please try to contact me on the above phone
number as soon as possible. Endeavor to keep this transaction very private
and confidential, because it's my family lifetime future investment.

What will be your percentage for assisting us?

Best Regard.

MR.VICTOR MOYO.

(FOR THE FAMILY)

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