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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: felixzuma455@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:52:33 +0200
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY

FROM: DR felix ZUMA:
TEL: +27-83-51-61-41-7
EMAIL: felixzuma123@yahoo.com
DEPT OF AVIATION, JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.

PROPOSAL FOR TRANSFER OF EIGHTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US
DOLLARS (US$18.5M) INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I need your reliability and trustworthiness in this transaction. I am
the FINANCIAL CONTROLLER of the DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION, JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA and Secretary to the Contract Award Committee of my
DEPARTMENT.I have concluded arrangements to transfer out of this Country
through the RESERVE BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA some amount and we will together
later reinvest it abroad after the success of this transaction. The amount
involved is Eighteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars
(US$18,500,000.00). This is as a result of over inflated amount of a contract.

The contract has been already executed and the original contractor had
collected his full and final payment. In as much as this contract was
awarded to a Foreign Contractor and the payment is in dollars, I now
need a Foreigner that will present himself as the contractor and
beneficiary for this amount of Eighteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars (US$18,500,000.00) and then the fund will be transferred into your
account. Since I do not want to use the original contractor in applying
for the payment, because the Contractor is not aware of this
over-invoiced sum. THIS MONEY IS ALREADY COVERED WITH DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION
CONTRACT NUMBER AND COMPLETE COMPLETION NUMBER AND WHICH MAKES IT EASIER FOR
US TO EFFECT THIS TRANSFER.

Therefore, I as the Financial Controller was told to write you by my
colleagues and see to the success of the remittance immediately, you will
however, be required to furnish me with these necessary information.
1. Your secure phone and fax numbers for easy communication
2. Name and Address of Bank, Phone, Fax and Telex numbers
3. Account number where this money will be transferred into, it could
be new personal or corporate account set up for this purpose.
4. The beneficiary name, company or personal name.

This information will enable ME put APPLICATION OF CLAIM for the
release of this money from concerned Government Agencies and it will last for
ten working days. For your assistance I have agreed that the funds will
be shared as follows:

You as the Account provider 20% (YOU) Miscellaneous Expenses 10%
Officials Involved 70% We assure you that all arrangements have been
concluded for the success of this transaction, so if you are interested, reply
ME IMMEDIATELY.

Yours faithfully

felix Zuma (DR)

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