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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: "DAVIS TUTU" <davistutu@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 15:40:51 +0000
Subject: URGENT PROPOSAL


CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE:


ATTENTION: CEO/PRESIDENT

FROM: DAVIS TUTU

TEL NO: 27 733 624 034

FAX NO: 27 115 076 062

E-MAIL: davistutu@yahoo.co.uk


DEAR SIR,


THIS FAX MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT I PLEAD WITH YOU TO READ BEFORE A DECISION TO ASSIST OR NOT. I WISH TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN A TRANSACTION, WHICH I STRONGLY BELIEVE WILL BE OF MUTUAL BENEFIT TO ALL PARTIES.

MY NAME IS MR. DAVIS TUTU DIRECTOR OF A LEADING BANK HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA, MY COLLEAGUES AND I WISH TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFER OF AN UNCLAIMED INHERITANCE HUGE FUND.

THE SAID FUNDS WAS DEPOSITED FIVE YEARS AGO BY MR. JONAS SAVIMBI THE LEADER OF THE NATIONAL UNION FOR THE TOTAL INDEPENDENCE OF ANGOLA (UNITA). THEY HAVE BEEN IN CONTROL OF A LARGE PART OF ANGOLA FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS UNTIL MR. SAVIMBI WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED IN COMBAT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT FORCES IN THE CENTRAL EASTERN PROVINCE OF MEXICO IN ANGOLA ON THE 22ND OF FEBRUARY 2002.

UNFORTUNATELY HE COULD NOT LIVE UNTIL THE MATURITY OF THE FIX DEPOSIT IN OUR BANK WHICH WAS LAST YEAR. HE APPOINTED HIS FOREIGN PARTNER AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DEPOSIT, BUT AFTER A SERIOUS RESEARCH WE FOUND OUT THAT NO ONE IS ACTUALLY AWARE OF THIS FUNDS AS THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT OF ANGOLA IS NOW CONFISCATING ANY PROPERTY OR ACCOUNT BELONGING TO MR. SAVIMBI. HOWEVER IF THE FUND IS UN-CLAIM AND DISCOVER BY RESERVE BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA IT WILL BE DONATED TO DR. NELSON MANDELA CHARITY ORGANISATION, THIS IS THE REASON WE NEED THE FUNDS TO BE TRANSFER INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

ALL MODALITIES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY INTO AN OFFSHORE BANK ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR A TRUST WORTHY FOREIGN PARTNER INTO WHOSE BANK ACCOUNT THIS FUND WOULD BE REMITTED. BASE ON THIS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE MANDATED ME TO PROVIDE A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL ASSIST US.

WE HAVE AGREED TO COMPENSATE YOU UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE TRANSACTION IF YOU SHOULD ACCEPT TO ASSIST US.

PLEASE REACH ME VIA THE ABOVE STATED DETAILS IF YOU ARE ABLE TO ASSIST US. WE ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AS THE BENEFICIARY IS DEAD. TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HIM PLEASE ACCESS THE WEBSITE BELOW.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1837512.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1837565.stm


REGARDS,
DAVIS TUTU

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