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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: "james tutu" <jamestutu2007@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 07:03:35 +0200
Subject: FOREIGN INVESTMENT

Dear Sir or Madam,

ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:jamestutu1@yahoo.co.uk

With reference to my research through the South - African
Information Exchange online (S.A.I.E) I got your address and decided to
contact you as my foreign patner to transfer this fund into your bank
account in your country.My name is Mr. JAMES TUTU , i am the former senior
Account auditor of South African Gold and Diamond Mining Company (S.G &D.
M.C.) in capetown, I
discovered a non- accountable money in our company bank account during our
December 2003 yearly financial account submit. so i am proposing to transfer
the money into your bank account in your country. As the financial laws of
South-Africa requires the probing and seizing of any excess financial
deposit in the bank accounts of serving and retired government officials.

This money amounts $10.5 million u.s. dollars and was deposited in
Amalgamated Bank of South- Africa (A.B.S.A. BANK) For your assistance to
complete the transfer of this money into your bank account, i am willing to
offer you 35% of the total sum of the money and 5% will be for refund
of any financial expences we may incurre in the course of this transaction
while the balance 60% i will utilise to invest in your country in a
profitable business as you may advice me under yourmanagership.

On Acceptance of this business proposal, you forward your telephone and fax
number to me, Your full names and residential address including your bank
account details you want me to transfer this money into.For urgent attention
and further discussion concerning this transaction call me on my private
mobile phone no: (27-833599336). You are expected to open a Non- Resident
Dollar Bank Account here in your personal names and informations where this
money will be deposited for further transfer into your personal / nominated
bank account in your country.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. JAMES TUTU

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