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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: "WILLIAM PRINCE" <williams_prince3@easylinks.org>
Reply-To: drkenpwilliams@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 14:40:18 +0100
Subject: SEASONS GREETINGS

Ned Bank South Africa.
Monday November 8th, 2004.

Dear,

I am the bank manager of Ned Bank South Africa.

I will like to do a very brief business with you; there is a dormant
account in my bank with a credit balance of (usd$12.000.000.00) twelve
million United States dollars, which has been dormant for about four years
now.
On my further investigation, I discovered that the owner of this account,
a foreigner died also four years ago in a motor accident and that he left
no beneficiaries and next of kin for the account, because he was hiding
the source of the money from the government.

What I needed from you is to use your name as the beneficiary and next
of kin to the original account owner. And then use my position as the
manager and give clearance for onward remittance of this fund into your
nominated account. I will supply you with all the necessary information
about the account, which you will present to the bank.

After the bank has accepted your request, then I will move ahead to
destroy every document associated with this deal. And we will go ahead to
share this fund at a ratio of 70% for me and 25% for your services to me and
the
remaining 5% will be set aside for any expenses incurred during this
transaction.

Please your urgent reply is needed so as to stop further contacts.
This is for people who know the value of banking system.

Thanks
Yours faithfully,

Dr.Williams.

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