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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: robinsonbaloyza@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 11:14:27 +0200
Subject: RE:MUTUAL ASSISTANCE

MR ROBINSON BALOY
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
E-MAIL: robinsonbaloyza@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Sir,

HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL


Greetings of the season.

This mail may come to you as a surprise but I plead with you to patiently read
through it before making a decision whether to assist me or not.

l wish to solicit for your assistance in the transaction which l strongly believe
will be of mutual benefit to both of us if treated with trust and confidentiality
that it deserve.

My name is Mr. Robinson Baloy , a branch manager of a leading bank in South Africa.
l and two of my colleagues wish to seek your assistance in the transfer of some
huge sum of money into a foreign bank account.

This money was deposited in a fixed deposit account in the bank by an American
national, seven years ago. The length of time for the maturity of the fixed
deposit was five years which expired towards the ending of last year.
Incidentally, Mr.Jeff Stevens, who was the beneficiary died in a car Accident
here in south Africa,in may 2000 and he left nobody as next-of-kin to claim
this money. All efforts made to trace any known relations of his proved
abortive, and no one has written our bank in this regard.

All modalities for the successful transfer of this money into an offshore bank
account have been put in place and we are looking for a trust worthy foreign
partner into whose bank account this fund would be remitted to and it is this
regard that my colleagues have mandated me to provide a partner who will assist
us. We have agreed to compensate you with 25% of the total amount if you should
accept to assist us.

lf you are interested in giving us the required assistance, kindly reply this mail
stating your Telephone/Fax numbers for further action. Because of the secrecy
surrounding this transaction, l suggest that you contact me only through
e-mail , until further notice.

l am looking forward to a favorable reply from you soon. Feel free to ask any
question in this regard.
l remain,

Yours Faithfully,

Mr.Robinson Baloy

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