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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: "Mr.Akani Daniels" <akanidaniels@virgilio.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: akani_dan@email2me.net
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 03:16:37 -0800
Subject: I need your assistance

Dear,

I am Mr.Akani Daniels,consulting auditor,NedBank Plc,Johannesburg-South Africa.During the course of my auditing work
with my client bank late last year, I discovered an account worth 25,400.000.00 opened in the bank in 1998 by a Foreigner,
a German, Late Mr.Andreas Schranner ([http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm).

It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of Late Mr. Andreas Schranner next of kin known to
the bank, according to the immigration data available to the bank,that i contacted you to stand in as the next of kin.

I have secretly discussed this matter with a close confidant attorney whom I must involve in order to assist us produce legal
back-up documents which would substantiate claims/position of next of kin and also enable us have a smooth and successful
transfer of the fund to any foreign bank account which you are going to nominate.All validating and authenticating documents
to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out. We have secured from the probate registry, an order of Mandamus to
locate any of the deceased beneficiaries and that makes this business 100% Risk Free.

The sharing ratio after completion of transfer will be thus: 60% for me, 35% for you and 5% for expensies.Kindly indicate your
interest to enable us, with your assistance,move the fund to the banks offshore clearing houses in Europe. Please note that for
the purposes of confidentiality, all further correspondence should be through my alternative email: akani_dan@email2me.net
Accept my warm regards as I await your response.

Sincerely,

Mr.Akani Daniels

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