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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 jim" <pedro697@msn.com>
Reply-To: pedrojim@tsamail.co.za
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 19:32:30 +0000
Subject: Partnership Proposal

Partnership Proposal

My name is Mr.Pedro Jim, 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.Millionm 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 UBS 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 .

Yours Faithfully,

Mr.Pedro Jim.

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