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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: daniel mandela <danielmandela@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 06:27:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT TRANSFR OF FUIND


128 schonner Avenue, Lazer Park
Randburg 2198 Johannesburg
PHONE + 27- 835909560

STRICKTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT

(RE: TRANSFER OF US$29,499,000,00)

Dear Sir ,

I have the honor and the confidential to introduce to you this business in view of the fact that you are trustworthy and reliable am Mr. DANIEL MANDELA the Area District Eastern Bank Manager of the Amalgamated Bank of South Africa (ABSA). There is as account open in this Bank in 1995 nobody has operated on this account again. After an intensive investigation, I discovered that the owner of this account was the owner of U. MARTINS COMPANY PLC. A foreigner and he died in 1995 and the account has no beneficiary, my investigation proved to me as well that this Company does not know anything about this account.
The amount involved is US$29,499,000,00 (Twenty-nine million four hundred and ninety nine thousand united state dollar). In light of the above fact, honestly I need your assistance to open the door to this opportunity by providing your account or any account of your choice either private (Company’s) account where the fund will be remitted. Your assistance as a foreigner is necessary because the management is ready to welcome any person, a foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you immediately. If you are interested and ready to conclude this transaction with me, because why, I want to transact the business with you as my retirement is at hand I can not leave the money with the Bank.
You should be informed strictly that I will destroy all the document in your present, you should bear in mind that we shall meet face to face for sharing this money in your country. I will apply for annual leave immediately I here from you that you are ready to act as regards this transaction and ready to receive this fund in your account. This to enable me use my position and influence to effect the onwards transfer of this fund to your account.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total amount, 70% will be for me, and 5%will be for local and international expense.

Sincerely yours,
Mr. Daniel Mandela





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