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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: "Dr. Nicolene van Rooyen Martins" <dr.nicolenemartins@ozu.es> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dr.nicolenemartins@138mail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 05:55:11 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION:- AGENTS RESPOSED MAIL

Dear Sir/Ma
My name is Dr. Nicolene van Rooyen Martins i am an Executive
Accountant with the Department of account in the ministry of mineral and energy
resources in South Africa.
My sincere apologies for contacting you via e-mail to acquaint you with
a financial transaction that could be rewarding for both of us.
Within the Department of account ministery of mineral and energy
resources , I and four other top officials, have access to substantial
deposited funds totalling over $95.5m in U.S. currency upon which we have a
legitimate claim In view of the volatility of the South African and we
wish to transfer this fund to a safer home within the European and
American community in order to protect it's value. Current South African
currency controls prohibit us from opening off-shore accounts in our
names.
If you were able to assist us in this objective, it would simply
require you to aquire documents/certificates that will enable my country
approve and release this funds into your account as a non resident of South
Africa for the transfer of these funds to an account of your choosing
outside of South Africa. Naturally, we would wish to compensate you for
your assistance by offering a reasonable percentage of the final
proceeds.
You will certainly wish to consider this offer and discuss further
details with me. You can contact me immediately on my alternative-mail
address:dr.nicolenemartins@138mail.com
We areanxious to finalise the transfer before the end of May 2005 when
I am due to retirefrom my government post. I am presently in London on
official duty, you may prefer to call me on my private number
+447040112366. I do hope we can count upon our assistance in this matter.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Nicolene van Rooyen Martins

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