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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: BARTLET YENGENI <y-enge-ni@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <yengenisa@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 23:37:04 +0000
Subject: l am waiting to hear from you soon



Sir,My name is Mr.Bartlet Yengeni a south African citizen . I am the brother toMr Tony Yengeni . Mr Yengeni was the chairman of parliament's in southAfrica and the former chief whip of the ruling political party ANC .MyBrother (MR. T. YENGENI), has as a result of trust and Confidence he hasmandated that I search for a Reliable and trustworthy foreign partner, whowill help receive some funds, which we have in cash Totalling US$28.5m (Dollars Only) into a personal, company or any Reliable foreign bank account for safe keeping for a Short period of time,since our family bank accounts Within and outside the country have all beenFrozen by the authorities.However I have managed to push the money abroad and it is presently inthecustody of a security &financial com pany in Accra Ghana. I hope you are trustworthy andwill not sit on the money when you receive it. The total sum will besharedas follows: 20% for you , 75% For my family ,and then the remaining 5% willbe used for the reimbursement of all the expenses we will incurre in theprocess of this transaction like your flight ticket to Accra where you willtake delivery of the funds , Your hotel accommodation ,etc.There is no riskinvolved what so ever on this transaction, these funds will be received inyour favor upon proper application. If you are interested in thisbusiness,please urgently contact me on the following e-mail address. Pleaseendeavor to keep this business confidential.I will be most grateful if you can come forward and help me. I would referyou to these few Websites for further information. reply About my family).1) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2756861.stm2http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/10/03/safrica.arms/index.htmlThanks Best regardsMr.Bartlet Yengeni
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