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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: <khums@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 19:18:52 +0800
Subject: Invitation To Partnership

GLOBAL WOOD INQUIRY E-MAIL---http://www.globalwood.org
The World's Leading E-Marketplace For Timber & Wood Products
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FROM:
THE DIRECTOR,
AUDIT CONTROL DEPT.,
FNB BANK,
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA

Dear Sir,

With due regard and respect,I write to you to ascertain your interest and capability to co-operate with me in actualizing a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us.
I am Mr.Stefan Khumalo,the Director of Audit Control Department of First National Bank,Johannesburg,South Africa.

During our periodic quarterly auditing of accounts in this bank in the past years, my department came across a very huge sum of money totalling USD35 M(Thirty Five Million United States dollars),belonging to a deceased customer,Mr.Andreas B.Smith,owner of Diamond Safari Mining Company,who died in November 1997 in an accident,and the funds have been dormant in his account with our bank.Our bank has made concerted efforts to contact the deceased relative,but however there is now a conclusive evidence that the customer has no surviving next-of-kin.

The funds are currently in the suspensed account and in full custody of our bank.After a careful survey,I have mapped out a strategy of modalities that can put on your behalf,a legitimate claim over this fund as the bonafide appointed partner to the deceased, get the required bank approval,and transfer this money to your foreign account.All relevant directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate and confirm your interest and willingness to assist me to claim the money and also benefit your self in this great business opportunity.

I anticipate your full co-operation,committment and confidential approach to the successful actualisation of this deal.Be kind enough to contact me in response through this e-mail:khums@hotmail.com or call me directly on telephone number:+(27)-73-823-9882.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Stefan Khumalo
AUDIT CONTROL
(FNB BANK)
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