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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: "Barrister James Martins" <jamesmartinschambers@mail2world.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jamesmartinschambers@walla.com
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:33:45 +0200
Subject: Please Read

Barrister James Martins
Managing Partner/Founder
James Martins Chambers
Pretoria South Africa
Email:jamesmartinxchambers@yahoo.com

Dear Sir,

Firstly let me apologise for intruding on your privacy and using a medium like the internet
to convey this highly sensitive information to you but because of the situation at hand since we have not met
before i believe this is the best medium for now to quickly communicate with you.

Please let me introduce myself my name is Barrister James Martins a legal practioner based in Johanesbourg South Africa.
I have a client who is a top shot in the Federal Government Civil Service here in Pretoria South Africa and he has confided in me that he wants somebody
to assist who will be honest enough to keep the transaction confidential.My client is a director in the Defense Ministry in Pretoria but
i will not like to reveal his identity further until i have an expression of Interest from you and your readiness to assist.
Let me state here that the transaction involves the sum of $10,000,000 (Ten Million United States Dollars) which came about from the gratification
he received from oversea buyers of South African Military Hardwares.

Meanwhile please note this a legal business transaction between you and my client so you have nothing to worry about.
Please if you have the ability to manage funds prudently and you will be able to quickly mobilise funds for investment purposes then you are the person
being sought.Your present area of business or profession does not matter prudency and confidentiality is what matters here.

My client is ready to oblige you 20% of the total sum that will be available as investment and another 40% of the proceeds of the investment of the funds.
Please if you are interested in the offer kindly provide your direct contact telephone and fax for full breifing on the business proposal.

However if you are not interested kindly destroy this email and i will cease further communication immediately.

Thank you for sparing your time to go through the contents of this mail.

Please note response to this email should be directed to this confindential email jamesmartinxchambers@yahoo.com for further briefing.

I await your positive response.

Regards,

Barrister James Martins

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