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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 Jose Wayas" <josewayas@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: josewayas2@excite.com
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:03:32 +0000
Subject: Private and Urgent.

From: Dr. Jose Wayas
Head Of Pertoleum Agency,
No: 12/14 New Housing Estate,
Pretoria South Africa.

To: President/Director.

Dear Friend,
Compliments of the season to you and your family. This letter will in no doubt reach you as a surprise especially as we have not had any correspondence before. I am the Head of the Petroleum Agency, in the Petroleum, South Africa. Our Agency is in-charge of Awarding Contracts for the Exploration and Drilling of Petroleum in South Africa.

I am mandated to look for an Agent who will assist us in the transfer of (USD$32,400,000,00) [Thrity-Two Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars] and subsequently investment in Properties or any viable business in your country. You will be required to:

(1) Assist in the transfer of the said sum
(2) Advise on lucrative areas for investment
(3) Assist us in purchase of properties, etc.

If you are interested to assist us in this regard, you shall be giving 22% of the total sum for giving us your unreserved assistance. However, All modalities have been efficiently and secretly worked out to facilitate the remittance of this amount into your account within 21 working days of receiving the following bank information from you.

The name, address telex, telephone and fax numbers of your bank, your bank account number.Personal/Companys name and address, your personal phone and fax numbers.

On receipt of this bank information, all arrangements shall be perfected here for a successful transfer of this fund to your account. Utmost confidentiality is highly needed. This transaction is 100% risk free.

Please reply me almost immediately you receive this Proposal for more details you can contact me with my private email adderss:(josewayas2@excite.com).

Thanks And God Bless.

Best Regards,
Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Jose Wayas

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