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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: "Dr. Norman Elvis" <normanventure@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: drnorman@safe-mail.net
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 05:22:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: TRANSFER OF 36MILLION DOLLARS


From: Dr. Norman Elvis.
7th Floor, Kamkholo Bld
Cnr. Brown and Voortrekker Str.
Nelspruit 1200. Johannesburg
South Africa.
..................................
{THIRTY SIX MILLION USD)
(RE: TRANSFER OF ($ 36,000,000.USD
{BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY/YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED}
My name is Dr. Norman Elvis, and I work in the International
operation department in a Local Bank here in South Africa. On a
routine nspection I discovered a dormant domiciliary account with a BAL. Of 36,000,000 (Thirty Six Million USD) on further discreet
investigation, I also discovered that the account holder has long
since passed away (dead) leaving no beneficiary to the account.

The bank will approve this money to any foreigner because the former operator of the a/c is a foreigner and from Iraq in particular and I am certainly sure that he is dead, and nobody will come again for the laim of this money A foreigner can only claim this money with legal claims to the account Holder; therefore I need your cooperation in this transaction.

I will provide the necessary information needed in order to claim
this money, But you will need to open an account where this can be
tansferred. If interested send your private Telephone No. And Fax
number including full details of the account to be used for the
Deposit I wish for utmost confidentiality in handling this
transaction as my job and the future of my family would be
jeopardized if it were breached.

The informations will be as follows........
Bank Name.........
Bank Address........
A/C Name.............
A/C Number..............
Swift Code No..............
Routing Number................

You can always call me on my satellite phone nos: +882-1621168729
If you want to call my No. dial the way you use to call other
ountries, do not put South African area code, because it is a
satellite phone.

I want to assure you that the transaction is without risk if due process is followed accordingly. Finally I will give you 25% for your corporation.


Best Regards,
Dr. Norman Elvis.





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