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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: bane0057@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 03:19:32 +0200
Subject: FUND MANAGERS URGENT REQUEST

MR. B. MALEKE.
P.O. BOX 221, RANDPARK RIDGE, JOHANNESBURG,
FAX: +27 11 507 5459.

Compliments of the day, I wish to introduce myself to you as a Financial Adviser formerly a staff of a prominent Bank here in South-Africa, please note the following carefully.
(1) I desire your assistance to act as a Beneficiary to certain funds lodged in a Fixed Deposit Account in the Bank I was previously working for.
(2) The Previous owner of these funds is deceased, he was an Expatriate businessman and in the Bank records ,he left no details of a Next of Kin to be contacted in case of his death.
(3) I served personally as this Gentleman's Account supervisor and he made a deposit of US$12.5 Million which has been rolling over with Interest since the year 1999.
(4) I do not want you to be alarmed or surprised at such a substantial sum of money and you may be asking yourself why I have decided to contact you for assistance, these funds are existing in reality and I have the relevant documentation to prove this.
(5) The name of the Late Expatriate businessman is Mr. Richard Moss, previously residing at house no.84, North Street, Sandton, Johannesburg. None of his family members have showed up to lay claim to these funds after 5 years, the money stands the chance of being turned over to the Financial Institution as unclaimed funds. I want your assistance to avoid such a situation of having the funds confiscated.
(6) I have not contacted anyone else for this transaction. My desire is to commence and conclude it with you based on mutually agreeable percentages of 30% for your assistance, 30% for me and 40% for the insider in the Bank who will ensure your safety and present you as the Beneficiary / next of kin to Late Mr. Moss.

If you are Interested and willing to partner me in this transaction, without risk to you, please contact me by Email or Facsimile in order for me to give you further details. My regards to you in anticipation of earliest response.Thank you very much.

MR. B. MALEKE.




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