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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: "Dr Paul" <kampa1@terra.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 07:14:58 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR CO-OPERATION

ATTN:(HANDLE THIS INFORMATION SECRETLY)
Dear,
I hereby contact you personally concerning the situation in my bank. In
order to transfer out {us$34,000,000} Thirty four million us dollars, I
have the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable
for this important business believing that you will never let me down either
now or in future.
I am Dr Kamborra Paul, the Regional computing auditor of (STANDARD BANK
OF SOUTH AFRICA) JOHANNESBURG BRANCH (SBSA). There is an account opened
in this bank in 1985 and since 1991 nobody has operated on this account
again. After going through some old files in the records I discovered that
if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing
according to South Africa laws and act of 1993,the money will be revert
this country government treasury after 15 years if there is no valid claim.
I need a foreign partner that will present as a relative to this late man.
I concluded to transfer this money overseas for proper investment that will
benefit me.

The owner of this account is Mr. Daniel B.Jones, a foreigner, and a Miner
at Kruger Gold Co. a geologist by profession and he died since 1991. No
other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account
has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that
this company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved
is us$34,000,000 Thirty Four million dollars. I am only contacting you as
a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local bank here,
but can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in
US dollars and the former owner of the account is Mr. Daniel B Jones, who
is a foreigner too. I know that this message will come to you as a surprise
as we don?t know ourselves before, we will sign agreement, but be sure that
it is real and a fund.
I only got your contact address from my secretary during a normal routine
search, i believe in God that you will never let me down in this business,
you are the only person that I have contacted in this business, so please
reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take urgently.
Send also your private telephone and fax number including the full details
of the account to be used for the deposit.
I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us together
so that you can receive this money into a foreign account or any account
of your choice where the fund will be safe. I am contacting you because
of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign account and foreign beneficiary.

I need your full co-operation to make this work fine. Because the management
is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information
of this account, which I will give to you later immediately, if you are
able and capable to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust according
to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit. I need a truthful
person in this business because I don't want to make mistake and I need
your strong assurance and trust.
With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any foreigner's
reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this money will
be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing.
I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this
money leaving no trace to any place. You can also come to discuss with me
face to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence. I
will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms
of the ministries and foreign exchange departments.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 50%of the total amount,
50%will be for me and my family, I look forward to your earliest reply through
my email address.
God Bless You.
Yours truly,
Dr Kamborra Paul.
STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA
NOTE: you can as well write me through my alternative email address:(kam_pk@verizonmail.com)


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