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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: williammandela@justice.com
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 17:46:58 +0200
Subject: FROM BARRISTER WILLIAM, TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION,

MADIBA COMPLEX,

STRIJDOM PARK

PRETORIA, 2019

SOUTH AFRICA

PRIVATE EMAIL:williammandela@justice.com

TEL: + 27 73-688-5119



I AM BARRISTER WILLIAM .J MANDELA , A MEMBER AND A DIRECTOR OF

TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION, SOUTH AFRICA. OUR

COMMISSION IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH RECONCILIATION AND PAYMENT

OF COMPENSATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES, COMMUNITIES AND VARIOUS

GROUPS AFFECTED IN SOUTH AFRICA DURING THE APARTHEID REGIME. WITH MY

POSITION AS THE DIRECTOR, LIAISON OFFICE, I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED

FOR MYSELF THE SUM OF -EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($8,000,000.00USD).

THESE AMOUNT WAS EMANATED FROM APPROVALS GIVEN TO VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS

WE MASTERMINDED PRESENTED AS AFFECTED MEMBERS OUR COMMUNITY DURING THE

APARTHEID REGIME.

MY PROPOSAL TO YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT INTO WHICH THE FUNDS

WILL BE TRANSFERRED AS WE ARE BARRED BY THE CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU

FROM OPERATING ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND ALL OUR ASSETS WERE DECLARED

BEFORE OUR APPOINTMENTS INTO THE TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION.

THIS DEAL IS 100% COVERED FROM ANY INQUIRY AS APPROVALS HAS BEEN GIVEN

BY MY GOVERNMENT AND GAZETTED BY THE PARLIAMENT. ALL THE PAPERWORK FOR

THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE DONE BY A NOTARY PUBLIC AND MY POSITION AS

THE DIRECTOR LIAISON/OPERATIONS GUARANTEES THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF

THIS TRANSACTION. YOUR COOPERATION IS HIGHLY REQUIRED FOR THIS

TRANSACTION AND YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO A SHARE OF 30%, 20% TO THE

BANK MANAGER, PRIVATE BANKING PORTFOLIO OF THE BANK THAT WILL EFFECT

THE TRANFER UNDER NON DISCLOSURE APARTHEID COMPENSATION ACT AND 50% FOR

ME.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE REPLY IMMEDIATELY VIA MY PRIVATE EMAIL

ADDRESS. YOU CAN ALSO CALL ME ON PHONE. UPON YOUR

RESPONSE, I SHALL THEN PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE DETAILS, MODALITIES AND

RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE TRANSACTION. PLEASE

BECAUSE OF MY SENSITIVE POSITION, YOU MUST TREAT THIS WITH EXTRA-ORDINARY PERSONAL SECRECY

OR RATHER WITH CONFIDENTIALITY, AND BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS TRANSACTION

WOULD BE OF MUTUAL BENEFIT AND PROFITABLE TO BOTH OF US.

I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR TIMELY RESPONSE, WHICH YOU SHOULD INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE TEL/FAX NUMBERS

THANKS AND BEST REGARDS.
BARRISTER WILLIAM J MANDELA

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