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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: "Barr. Alex Khumalo" <baristeralex01@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:19:55 +0000
Subject: To your attention...





I am Barrister Alexander Khumalo, a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Mr. Wilson Goodrich, a national of Canada, who uses to work with
(SOUTH AFRICA TOTAL OIL COMPANY). My client Mr. Wilson was born on the 21st
of April 1960 and he was killed in ghastly motor accident along soweto high
way together with his entire family of three and a wife. Before he died he
deposited the sum of ($10.1 MILLION DOLLARS) TEN MILLION ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS in STANDARD FINANCE SECURITY PLC (SFS) the money were
concealed in two trunk boxes which he deposited as personal valuables for
security reasons. With the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as
he is on leave.

Since his death I have made several enquiries to Canadian embassy to locate
any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I have
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind
by my client before they get confisticated or declared unserviceable by the
security company where the deposits was made. Now the STANDARD FINANCE
SECURITY PLC (SFS) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have
the box confisticated within the next ten official working days. Since i
have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over four months now. I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that
the proceeds of this deposit can be sent to you and then you and i can share
the money.60% to me and 40% to you. Please you are free to give your own
opinion on this transaction modality if you wish. I have all necessary legal
documents that can be used to back up every claim we may make.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us See this transaction
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will
Protect you from any breach of the law.

BEST REGARDS,
BARRISTER ALEXANDER KHUMALO.
(GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY)

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