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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: "Dr. louise martin luther" <luther_0@info-fnb.org>
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 19:28:50 +0000
Subject: From Dr.luther

From Dr.louis Martin Luther
NatWest Bank
65,Aldwych
Johannesburg,
South Africa.

Good day My Good friend,

I know you will definitely take this as a deceptive e mail,because of the
swindle news we hear everyday and now it happens am from South Africa where
it seems to happen more often.Let me first of all inform you, i got your
e.mail id from a mail directory and decided to e.mail you for apermission to
go ahead for you have to agree with me that that is the easiest way to
communicate with you for i don't have any of your contacts.

I am Dr.louis Martin Luther, Branch Manager, First National Bank South
Africa. On January 31th 2000, one Mr. MorrisThompson,a consultant/contractor
with Gardiner & Theobald,a leading firmof project and cost management
consultants, made a numbered time (Fixed)Deposit, valued at
$35,500,000.00(Thirty Five Million,Five HundredThousand United State
Dollars) for twelve calender months in my BankBranch.

Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to hisforwarding address but
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminderand finally we discovered
from his contract employers (Gardiner &Theobald) that Mr. Morris Thompson
died from an automobile accident. Onfurther investion, it was discovered
that he died without making a WILLand all attempts to trace his next of kin
was fruitless.

On furtherinvestigations, it was discovered that Late Mr. Morris Thompson
did notdeclare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents,including his Bank Deposit paper work here at the Bank.The total
sum,$35,500,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest is being rolled
overwith the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever
comeforward to claim it.In accordance with the Federal banking Laws
andconstitution, at the expiration of 6 (Six) years, the money will revertto
the ownership of the Government if nobody applies as the next of Kinto claim
the funds.

Consequently, I shall present you as a foreignpartner to stand in as the
next of kin to late Mr. Morris Thompson sothat you and I can benefit from
the fruits of this old man's labour.Uponacceptance of this proposal, I shall
send to you the First National Bank South Africa "Next of Kin Payment
Application Form" as well asdetailed information on how this deal would be
transacted.

We shallemploy the services of a solicitor for the drafting of the LAST WILL
&TESTAMENT of Late Mr. Morris Thompson and to obtain all other
relevantpapers in your name for the necessary documentations for
paymentapproval in my bank headquarters in your favour.

The money will beshared in the ratio:60:35:5 .Sixty percent for me, thirty
five percentfor you and five percent for any arising contigencies during the
courseof this transaction.I guarantee that this will be executed
underlegitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
lawas I will use my position as the Bank's Branch Manager to secureapprovals
and guarantee the Successful execution of thistransaction.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality isrequired. If this
interests you, please reply me immediately via theprivate email address
below and please include your private telephonenumber for voice contact and
fax number so I can provide you with moredetails and relevant documents that
will help you understand thetransaction.

Contact Email: luther_rb@yahoo.fr
Awaitingyour urgent reply.

Thanks.
Best regards,

Dr.louis Martin Luther.

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