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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: jamalyan_smbat@latinmail.com
Date: Thu, 01 Jan 1998 08:07:36 +0200
Subject: PARTNERSHIP

Engineer JAMALYAN SMABT
Shell Petroleum South-Africa (Pty) Ltd (Oil Division).
Private phone 27-846662715
Private Fax: 27-11-5076986


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Engineer Jamalyan Smabt, a Director of the Contracts Award and Review Department with the Shell Petroleum South-Africa (Pty) Ltd (Oil Division). I am contacting you on the business involving the transfer of US$20,500,000.00.(Twenty Million, five Hundred thousand United States Dollars only) into a safe foreign account and the need is very urgent. I hereby write to solicit for the transfer of this fund into your bank account.

SOURCE OF FUND:

This Money was generated from an over Invoiced contract sum in my corporation.I am contacting you for your help and partnership for the following two reasons: (1) As civil servant, I am not permitted to own foreign accounts due to civil service code of conduct in South Africa. (2) My present financial resources as a civil servant will not be sufficient for me to handle the transfer alone successfully without financial assistance from a reliable foreign partner abroad like you.

I will offer you 30% of the said fund for your management fee, While I will use the remaining 70% for investment Purposes based on your expertise advice in your country or as the case may be in any other place as you may advice according to agreement within both parties.

As soon as I receive an acknowledgement or acceptance to my mutual business proposal, I shall forward to you the necessary modalities/information for a succesful transaction.

Your early response will be much appreciated.

Best regards,


JAMALYAN SMBAT
Private mail:mailsmbat@mail2russia.com


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