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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: "williams jomo" <williamsjomo2002@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 16:00:13 +0200
Subject: FROM WILLIAMS JOMO

Mr.Williams Jomo
AMALGAMATED BANK OF
SOUTH AFRICA.


TRANSFER OF FUND FOR INVESTMENT.

Dear Sir ,

Good day, my name is Mr.Williams Jomo,the CHIEF AUDITOR OF AMALGAMATED BANK
OF SOUTH AFRICA, there is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since
1990 nobody has operated on this account again. After goingthrough some
files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out
urgently it would be forfeited.

The owner of this account is mr.B.Andreas,a foreigner and a Miner at Kruger
Gold Company. A geologist by profession who died in 1990.No one knows about
this account or anything concerning it,the account has no other beneficiary
and the investigation proves to me as well that his company does not know
anything about this account and the amount in this account at the moment is
US$35.5 M(Thirty five million five hundred thousand UNITED STATES DOLLARS
ONLY)As the money is in United states dollars I need a foreigner
partner/Account to transfer the money overseas thus I am contacting
you.please kindly indicate and if so contact me on the above phone to
enable me inform you on the next step totake.

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 myself will give you if you indicate
your interest. I hope you can be able to handle such amount in strict
confidential because this opportunity will never come again in my
life.Noted: I have decided to retire from the government services to private
business, I need your 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 leaving no trace to
anything.

I wiil apply for annual leave to get visa immediately on confirmation to
receive this funds into your designated account with appropriate clearance
forms from the Ministries and Foreign Exchange
Department.At conclusion of this business you will be given 25%of the total
amount,70% will be for me,while 5% will be for any expenses that we might
incur during the course of this transaction.

Kindly reply me through my email and indicate your interest.

BEST REGARDS
Mr.Williams Jomo.

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