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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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• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: dr fernandez kalla <drkalla00@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:42:58 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT RESEARCH.



My Dear ,

I was convinced as to solicit for your support andassistance after reading your profile. I knew quitewell that we have not met for the first time, butbusiness of the nature is all about trust, honest andunderstand. So I require all these from both parties.

I wish to inform if you can do me a favour to transferthis very money in your account for onward investmentfor partnership for both of us, and my dream is to gointo partnership with you in your country as soon asyou have the funds in your custody. However I havemade proper search in Organisational DevelopmentConsultant, Mrs. Lynne Bezuidenhout by going throughsome old files in the records, I discovered that if Ido not remit this money out immediately it would beforfeited for no reason.

I am contacting you as a foreigner because this moneycannot be Approved to a local bank here, but can onlybe approved to any foreign account because the moneyis in United States Dollars and the former owner LateJonas M.Savimbi The Angolan rebel leader (UNITA) was aforeigner too. I know that this message will come toyou as surprise, but never mind I have giving mywords, and my words are my bone.You can view the website bellow for more information on our late
client.http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0843803.

I want you to know the gimmick in thistransaction.Meanwhile all the arrangements how totransfer this fund have been Concluded, once again Iwill reach an agreement with you for the self-keepingof the fund and for the investment and percentagewhich you will accept from me for the total fundtransfer. While expecting your reply for more details you may requires.

Best regards,
Dr Fernandez Kalla
The Bill and Exchange (Assistant) Manager.FIRST NATIONAL BANK SOUTH AFRICA


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