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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: vusinono@walla.com
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 13:19:26 +0100
Subject: Urgent Business


MR. VUSI NONO
JOHNNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA


URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL:

RE: TRANSFER OF [$15,500.000.00 USD. FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS

WE WANT TO TRANSFER TO OVERSEAS [$15,500.000.00] FIFTEEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS FROM FIRST BANK IN
SOUTH AFRICA. I WOULD LIKE, IF YOU WILL BE CAPABLE AND FIT TO PROVIDE
EITHER AN EXISTING BANK ACCOUNT OR TO SET UP A NEW BANK ACCOUNT
IMMEDIATELY TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY, EVEN AN EMPTY ACCOUNT CAN SERVE TO
RECEIVE THIS MONEY, AS LONG AS YOU WILL REMAIN HONEST TO ME TILL THE END
OF THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTION PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU AND THE OWNER OF THE FUND HAS THE SAME SUNAME.

I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN EITHER NOW OR IN
FUTURE. I AM MR. VUSI NONO, DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT OF FIRST
BANK SA, DURING THE COURSE OF OUR AUDITING I DISCOVERED A FLOATING FUND
IN AN ACCOUNT OPENED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN 1993 AND SINCE 2002
NOBODY HAS OPERATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN, AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OLD
FILES IN THE RECORDS I DISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT DIED
WITHOUT AN HEIR HENCE THE MONEY IS FLOATING AND IF I DO NOT REMIT THIS
MONEY OUT URGENTLY IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING.

THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT WAS A FOREIGNER AND AN INDUSTRIALIST, HE DIED SINCE 1997 AND NO
OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS ACCOUNT OR ANYTHING CONCERNING IT, THE
ACCOUNT HAS NO BENEFICIARY AND MY INVESTIGATION PROVED TO ME AS WELL
THAT THE ACCOUNT OWNER UNTIL HIS DEATH WAS A EXPERTRIATE/CONTRACTOR WITH
ESKOM IN SOUTH AFRICA [PTY] SA.

I AM CONTACTING YOU AS A FOREIGNER BECAUSE THIS MONEY CAN ONLY BE
APPROVED TO A FOREIGNER WITH A VALID INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT, DRIVERS
LICENCE AND FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN US DOLLARS AND THE
FORMER OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT IS A FOREIGNER. I WILL LIKE US TO SIGN A
BINDING AGREEMENT THAT WILL BIND US TOGETHER IN THE BUSINESS, I AM
REVEALING ALL THIS TO YOU WITH THE BELIEF THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME
DOWN IN THIS BUSINESS YOU ARE THE FIRST AND THE ONLY PERSON I AM
CONTACTING FOR THE BUSINESS SO PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY FOR ME TO TELL YOU THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.

YOU SHOULD FOR WARD YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS WHICH IS
ALSO NEEDED. YOU WILL HAVE TO GIVE ME THE ASSURANCE WHEN WE MEET THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE INTACT PENDING OUR PHYSICAL ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING AND DISBURSEMENT OF THE FUND WHICH WILL BE 35% FOR
YOUR ASSISTANCE, 60% WILL BE FOR US WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO TAKE
CARE OF ALL THE EXPENSES THAT WILL BE INCURED BY BOTH PARTIES DURING THE
COURSE OF THE TRANSFER.

I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE,.

BEST REGARDS

MR.VUSI NONO

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