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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: "desmond kunene" <dkunene@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 13:23:10 +0000
Subject: [Info] Fund Transfer Assistance

From: Mr. Desmond Kunene
#13 Camebridge House SouthGate
2000 S/A.
Tel+0027 829 746197.

DEAR FRIEND,

We apologise for inconvinces this may bring especially coming from complete
strangers.However,it is an urgent call for assistance as our
ugle(circumstance)predicaments here compelled our action. Our introduction
will provide a foundation for this relationship as your contact is courtesy
of ours in South Africa via JOHANNESBURG WORLD TRADE CENTER.

I am D.G.KUNENE, a manager with FIRST TRUST SERVICES, I am writing to
solicit for your assistance on behalf of Mr. KHOZIN, a nationality of your
country, who lived in South Africa. On the 30th of June 2000, Our client Mr.
KHOZIN was involved in a car accident along Johannesburg Kimberly highway,
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. I have
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by this client
before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the management of
(FTS) where this huge deposits was lodged as family valuables, here in the
country.

Our client the deceased, had an amount valued at about $18,500,000.00
million dollars with the finance company. After notification of the death of
the deceased a notice was issued to me as the G/m to provide the next of
kin/beneficiary or have the amount confiscated as no one is paying for the
safe keeping of the consignment.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives of this client all
this while till now, that's why I have decided to seek your consent to
purport you as the next of kin of to the deceased since you have the same
last name so that the proceeds of this amount valued at $18,500,000.00
million dollars can be paid into your account.

If you accept, we can discuss the percentage you will have as compensation
on your involvement, I have all necessary legal papers that can be used to
back up the facts and claim on the Fund Release, because I am working with
the deceased attorney. All I require is your honest, co-operation and
Sincerity to enable us see this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

Awaiting your response.

Best regards,
Desmond Kunene.

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