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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: "michael radford" <dr_m_radford@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 14:45:09 +0000
Subject: Assistance Requested

Dear Friend,

I write to seek your cooperation as my foreign partner and your assistance
to enable us to own properties and invest in the

stable economy of your country. I apologize if this mail does not suit your
personal or business ethics.

My names are Dr Michael Radford, We are making this venture proposal to you
in strict confidence. As senior civil servants in

the South Africa Government, the South African civil service laws (Code of
Conduct bureau) forbid us to own a foreign

account. The money we have in our possession is an overdue payment bill
totaling Twenty Six Million, Four Hundred and Twenty

Six Thousand US Dollars S$26,426,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad
with the assistance and co-operation of a

company/or an individual to receive the said funds, via a reliable Bank
Account.

If you will like to assist us as a partner, then indicate your interest
after which we shall both discuss on the modalities.

All other information to facilitate the remittance of the funds will be
revealed to you in due course. For your assistance,

you shall receive 30% amounting to US$7,927,800.00 of the US$26.426Million,
60% amounting to US$15,855,600 for us and 10%

amounting to US$2,642,600
will be used to settle taxation and other miscellaneous expenses in the
course of transferring the funds to your account.

Please indicate your direct telephone and direct fax number when replying
this business proposal preferably through my

alternative address as this is my only confidential email address:
dr_m_radford1@consultant.com, I will call you when

necessary. If you are not interested, please also indicate so that it will
enable me to contact other foreign partner with

recommendations to carry out this deal.

A swift acknowledgment of your receipt of this mail will be appreciated.

Thank you and God bless you.

Best regards.

Dr Michael Radford

Department of Transport

Republic of South Africa.

NB:Please also send a copy of your response to my consultant email address
(dr_m_radford1@consultant.com)

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