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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: lebuuka@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 03:15:52 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PROPOSAL?=

Attn: The President/CEO

I am Mr. Lewis Kibuuka, Manager Standard Bank of South Africa, Cape

town, Branch. I have an investment programmed for you.

A foreign mining consultant/contractor with the South Africa Mining

Corporation, Mr. Roger Beck made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for

twelve calendar months, in my branch but died from an automobile

accident without making a WILL and did not declare any kin or

relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit

paperwork in my Bank.No one will ever come forward to claim

it.According to South African Law, at the expiration of 7 (Seven)

years, the money will revert to the ownership of the South Africa

Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to

stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Roger Beck so that the fruits of

this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt

government officials.The money will be shared in the ratio of 60% for

me and 40% for you.


Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this

transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall

require your assistance to invest my share in your country.


Get back to me if you are interested for more details of this

transaction.

I await your urgent reply.


Thanks and regards.
Mr. Lewis Kibuuka.

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