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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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  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: pierre_2006_ondono@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:20:13 -0800
Subject: FUND TRANSFER./REPLY IMM.

Mr.Pierre Ondono
No 55 Simmons Avenue
Midrand
Johannesburg
South Africa
Tele;27 3674 9181
Attn: sir/madam,

It is my pleasure to inform you of a transaction involving the transfer of 12 million United State Dollars to a foreign account for our mutual benefits. I am an accountant with the South African Anglo Gold Ashanti Cooperation in Johannesburg South Africa. And this money was originally from an over-invoice contract executed for the cooperation some time ago. The total sum of the contract has been paid to the original contractor on completion of the job.

We are highly profile officials therefore, we cannot claim this money, we are looking for a competent person or company abroad whose particulars will tendered by us in South Africa as one of the contractors that executed this project for the collection of this money. And this money has been lying in the natural account of the paying bank without claim.

It is on this note that we considered it proper to right you asking for your consent permission and support to transfer this money into your account. You should not entertain any fear because this transaction is 100% risk free on both sides, and we have concluded arrangements to safeguard you in this transaction but at the same time, we will not like you to advertise this transaction for our own safety here in South Africa.
It requires a high level of secrecy and confidence. The sharing modalities; 5% of the total sum will be used to settle for any expenses during the course of this operation, 25% of the total sum will be given to you account, while 70% for us.
Thanks for your cooperation
Mr. Pierre Ondono.
On behalf of my colleague.

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