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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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  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: WILLIAMS SHAKA <WILLIAMSSHAKA@HOTMAIL.COM>
Reply-To: WILLIAMSSHAKA@NETSCAPE.COM
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 16:38:50 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT, PLEASE.


>From the Desk of: Mr. Williams Shaka
Director, Audit & Project Implementation
DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS & ENERGY.
PRETORIA SOUTH AFRICA
4TH FEBRUARY, 2006

Dear Sir ,


I write asking for your indulgence in re-profiling funds which we want kept under your supervision.

The Funds totaling Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. dollars have been derived over time from a project awarded a foreign firm by my Department. I work with The Department of Minerals & Energy here in Pretoria.

I propose 20% percent for you, while we also propose that we receive 70% percent and 10% percent be earmarked for purposes of taxation in your country and mine.I will give you details.

Please you can send me an email to my private email address WILLIAMSSHAKA@NETSCAPE.COM with your name and contact telephone numbers with your response to indicate your willingness in assisting us.

Yours Faithfully,

WILLIAMS SHAKA.

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