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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" <p_jim1@msn.com>
Reply-To: pedrojim@tsamail.co.za
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 16:37:36 +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 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 .
Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Pedro Jim.

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