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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: "jordaan zuma" <jordaanzuma15@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jordaanzuma@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 12:00:29 +0000
Subject: Urgently ; From Dr.Jordaan Zuma

From Dr.Jordaan Zuma

AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA
Bexon Court Carlton Nottingham shire,
Nottingham NG4 1SQ Essex South Africa,
580 NCA 85914


ATTN:PRESIDENT/
CEO,

You may be surprised to receive this letter since you don’t know me in
person, but for the purpose of introduction I am Edward Bungani Auditing
Department AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA However I got your contact
from S.A.I.I.E.B.(South African International Internet Exchange Bureau) in
the Johannesburg Chamber of Comerce and Indusrtry, while I was searching for
a reputable and honest person to transact business together which I know
that you will be capable enough to handle this transaction perfectly with
me.
An account was opened in this financial institution on 28august 1996,and
since then nobody has operated on it again. while going through some old
files in the records, I discovered that The owner of the account was Mr
Adrew B smith from United State of Anerica he deposite this fund as a
diplomatic Acount . No other person knows about this account or any thing
concerning it, my investigation was as well proved to me that his company
does not also know anything about this account the amount involved is (US$
23,500,000)
I am only contacting you as a foreigner to stand as the beneficiary to the
sum, since it cannot be approved to a local bank here in South Africa or to
any private residential individual ,except the involvment of foreign
beneficiary will give a full room for easy transfer of the aboved sum out of
the country .
If you are able and willing to handle such amount in strict confidence and
trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit,then
With my conection and of my collegues to the director general of the
reserves bank we can transfer out this money to your country with an
assurance that this fund will be intact pending my physical arrival in your
country .
All legal documents that is involve in this transaction is intact with me
both the clearance from the ministries and foreign exchange departments
have be obtain for the onward transfer of the sum ,this transaction is 100%
free risk and legitimate.
at the conclution of this busines , you will recieve a mutual compensation
of 25% of the total sum, 75% will be for my busines invetment in your
contry.
kindly indicate your are interested if you are willing .
Email Address,
Regards,

From Dr.Jordaan Zuma

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