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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: mr_trevorvusi_09@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 10:34:27 +0200
Subject: IMPORTANT MESSAGE

FROM: TREVOR VUSI
TELL:+ 27-73-200 -1992
FAX: + 27 72- 275-7554
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA

ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS:mr_trevor_1vusi@yahoo.co.uk



ATTENTION DIRECTOR/CEO,

My name is MR. TREVOR VUSI the chief Auditor of FIRST NATIONAL BANK (FNB) of South
Africa.there is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since 1990 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 would be forfeited.

The owner of this was Mr. B. Andreas Smith, a foreigner and a miner at Kruger Gold
Company. A Geologist by profession, died in 1990. No one know about this account
or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and the
investigation proves to me as well that this company does not know anything about
this account and the amount in the account at the moment in US$ 18 Million
(Eighteen Million United State Dollars)



As the money is in United State Dollars, I need a foreign partner/account to
transfer the money overseas thus I am contacting you. Please Kindly indicate and
if so contact me on the above phone numbers to enable me inform you on the next step
to take. I need your full co-operation to make this transaction work because the
management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information on this account, which I will give you if you indicate your interest.
I hope you can be able to handle such amount in strict confidence because this
opportunity will never come again in my life. I need truthful person in this
business relationship because I don’t want to make any mistake. I need your strong
assurance and confidentiality. With my position now in the office, I can transfer
this money to any reliable foreign account, with assurance that this money will be
intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing.



All documents regarding this transaction will be destroyed once I receive
confirmation of the money in your account thus no trace to anything. I will apply
for annual leave to get a visa immediately on confirmation to receive this fund into
your designated account with appropriate clearance form from the Ministries and
foreign Exchange Departments at the conclusion of this business, you will be given
25% (US$ 4.500,000,00) of the total amount, 70% (US$12,6000.00) will be for me,
while 5% (US$9000,000.00) will be for expenses that we might incur during the
course of this transaction Kindly call me on my phone number immediately you send a
message.

Best Regards

MR TREVOR VUSI.

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