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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: "pedro dike" <pedrodike1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:23:41 +0000
Subject: Partnership Proposal

Partnership Proposal
My name is Mr.Pedro Dike, from South Africa . Last week, I searched my late
Directors portfolio and came across a document containing $14 Million,
stating cash Deposit at Union Bank of Nigeria ( UBN ) , I contacted UBN PLC
to ascertain the truth, but it was confirmed that my late director Deposited
Amount of $14.Million on his foreign company's name. I am making this
contact hoping that you will be willing and capable of handling this
proposal.
My company handles consultancy and seismographic jobs for oil companies
including Total South Africa (Pty) Ltd, BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd,Caltex
Oil (SA) (Pty) Ltd, Engen Petroleum Ltd,

Shell South Africa (Pty) Ltd. The owner of this company is Mr. Mahza Mafoz,
an Asian engineer who lived and did business in South Africa for over thirty
years before his unfortunate death on the 19 October 2004; on flight
American Connection (Corporate Airlines) BAe Jetstream 32. As the accounts
officer of the company, I was opportune to have helped in his financial
transaction with his banks in South Africa . But when I put up a claim of
his money depoisted in UBN Bank, they refused saying unless I Present a
foreign business associate of my late director before I could be allowed to
take the money outside my country. Presently, our company is about to fold
because

the money paid by the insurance company of Corporate Airlines has been
exhausted in paying salaries and other expenses. I want you to assist us by
presenting yourself as the foreign associate of Mr.Mahzan Mafoz so that the
money deposited by Mr.Mahzan Mafoz in UBN can be paid into your account with
out further delay through my perfected plans. As soon as the money is
confirmed credited into your designated account by Swift Telepgraphic
Transfer through my
perfected plans.
I will come over to your country for a potential business venture as I am
planning to invest part of the money into real estate business. If you are
interested in this transaction and sure that

you cannot betray me in this regards, contact me, and also send your direct
telephone number and cell phone numeber for easy and quick communication.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Pedro Dike.

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