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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: "MARCUS BOTHA" <engr_botha1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: engr_sullivan1@login.cz
Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 23:13:48 +0000
Subject: From Mr. Botha

URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Engineer Marcus Botha
Shell Petroleum South Africa.
E-mail: engr_sullivan1@login.cz,engr_ibe1@latinmail.com
Attn: MANAGING DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT/CEO
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Engineer Marcus Botha, a Director of the Contracts Award and review
Department with the Shell petroleum South Africa. I am contacting you on the
business of transferring the sum of
US$20,500,000.00.(Twenty Million, five Hundred thousand United States
Dollars only) into a safe foreign account and the need is very urgent. I got
your contact from the South-Africa Chambers of Commerce and it is with
business trust that made me to contact you on this matter.I write to solicit
for the transfer of this money into your account. This Money was generated
from an over Invoiced contract sum in my corporation.I am contacting you for
your help and partnership for the following two reasons:
(1) As a civil servant, I am not permitted to own foreign accounts due to
civil service code of conduct.
(2) My present financial resources as a civil servant will not be sufficient
for me to handle the transfer alone successfully without financial
assistance from a reliable foreign partner abroad like you. 20% of this sum
would be for you as compensation for using your Bank account in transferring
this money, 5% would be used to re-imburse the expenses made by both parties
during
the processing of the transfer which includes, telephone bills, aveling
expenses and fees. While 75% is for me.
Please note that I will arrange to meet with you immediately after the
successful conclusion of the transfer, the 75% share of mine will be used
for investment overseas. Your assistance and co-operation is highly needed.
I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free. If
you are interested I will require your banking information as mentioned
below:
1. Name to be used as beneficiary and beneficiary address.
2. Your private and confidential telephone/ fax number(s)and Cell phone.
3. Your bank name and address, your bank Telephone and fax number(s).
I hope to conclude this business within the next fourteen- (14) working
days.Looking forward to your anticipated and urgent positive response via
e-mail. at:
engr_sullivan1@login.cz, engr_ibe1@latinmail.com
Best regards,
Marcus Botha

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