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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: <nbeke_1@2by2.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 06:06:37 -0800
Subject: contact me



Box 1287 Port Shepstone
Chaka -South Africa.
Satelite phone no.
882-1646685262
{MONEY TRANSACTION}

My name is Dr. Stan Nbeke, and I work in the International operation
department in a Local Bank here in South Africa. On a routine inspection I
discovered a dormant domiciliary account with a BAL.of 36,000,000
(Thirty Six Million USD) on further discreet investigation, I also discovered
that the account holder has long since passed away (dead) leaving no
beneficiary to the account. The bank will approve this money to any
foreigner because the former operator of the a/c is a foreigner and from Iraq
in particular and I am certainly sure that he is dead, and nobody will
come again for the claim of this money A foreigner can only claim this
money with legal claims to the account Holder; therefore I need your
cooperation in this transaction.

I will provide the necessary information needed in order to claim this
money, But you will need to open an account where this can be
transferred.

If interested send your private Telephone No. And Fax number including
full details of the account to be used for the Deposit I wish for
utmost confidentiality in handling this transaction as my job and the future
of my family would be jeopardized if it were breached. I want to assure
you that the transaction is without risk if due process is followed
accordingly. Finally, I will give you 25% for your corporation. I look
forward to a
favourable response from you, through my private
e-mail&lt;dr_stan_nbeke1166@yahoo.com&gt;
address.

Sincerly,

Dr.Stan Nbeke

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