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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: pau_sith22@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 19:57:03 +0200
Subject: ATTN: SIR/ MADAM INVESTMANT

FROM DR PAUL SMITH

THE BANK MANAGER OF AMALGAMATED

BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA

EMAIL:sithp220@hotmail.com

+27-83-483-1409

Dear SIR/MADAM
RE:FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN

I have the honor and confidence to introduce to you this business in view of the fact that you are trustworthy and reliable. I am DR.PAUL SMITH, the Area District Eastern Bank Manager of the Amalgamated Bank of South Africa.

There is an account opened in this bank in 1980 and since 2004 nobody has operated on this account again. After an intensive investigation, I discovered that the owner of this account was the owner of U. MARTINS COMPANY PLC. A foreigner, and he died in 1990 and the account has no beneficiary, my investigation proved to me as well that this company does not know anything about this account.

The amount involved is US $ 15.5 000.000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY ). In the light of the above fact, honesty I need your assistance to open door to this opportunity by providing your account or any account of your choice either private / company’s account where the fund will be remitted.

Your assistance as a foreigner is necessary because the management is ready to welcome any person, a foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you immediately. If you are interested and ready to conclude this transaction with me, I would be very much happy because my retirement is at hand and I cannot leave the money with the bank.

You should be informed strictly that I would damage all the documents in your presence; you should bear in mind that we shall meet face to face for sharing of this money in your country. I will apply for annual leave immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act as regards to this transaction and ready to receive this fund in your account. This is to enable me use my position and influence to effect the onward transfer of this fund to your account overseas.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total amount, 70% will be for us, and 5% will be for local and international expenses both parties will incur on the process of this transaction.

Or you can reply by e-mail for confidentiality. Your private contact numbers is needed for easy communications.

Yours Sincerely,
DR PAUL SMITH

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