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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: jimco1020 jimco1020 <j_jimco@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 19:37:15 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Dr ben.Urgent


No 196 Oxford Cresent, Opst
Oxford Road Illovo Sandton
Johannesburg South-Africa.


Dear Sir/Madam

My name is Dr Ben, and I work in the International
Operation Department in a Bank here in South Africa.
On a routine inspection I discovered a dormant
domiciliary account with a BAL. Of (36,000,000.00
(Thirty Six Million USD) on further discreet
investigation, I also discovered that the account
holder has long since passed away (dead) leaving no
beneficiary to the account.

The bank will approve this money to any foreigner
because the former operator of the a/c is a foreigner
and from Iraq in particular and I am certainly sure
that he is dead, and nobody will come again for the
claim of this money A foreigner can only claim this
money with legal claims to the account Holder,
therefore I need your cooperation in this
transaction.

I will provide the necessary information needed in
order to claim this money, But you will need to open
an account where this can be transferred. If
interested send your private Telephone No. And Fax
number including full details of the account to be
used for the Deposit I wish for utmost confidentiality
in handling this transaction as my job and the future
of my family would be jeopardized if it were breached.

I want to assure you that the transaction is without
risk if due process is followed accordingly. Finally,
I will give you 25% for your corporation.

Contact immediately for more information. All so look
forward to your earliest reply.

Respectfully yours,

Dr Ben.






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