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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: celestinekambu1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 12:05:06 +0200
Subject: MUTUAL ASSISTANCE

MR CELESTINE KAMBU

JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
E-MAIL: celestinekambu1@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Sir,

HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL


Greetings of the season.

This mail may come to you as a surprise but I plead with you to patiently
read through it before making a decision whether to assist me or not.

l wish to solicit for your assistance in the transaction which l strongly
believe will be of mutual benefit to both of us if treated with trust and
confidentiality that it deserve.

My name is Mr. Celestine Kambu, a branch manager of a leading bank in
South Africa. l and two of my colleagues wish to seek your assistance
in the transfer of some huge sum of money into a foreign bank account.

This money was deposited in a fixed deposit account in the bank by an American
national, seven years ago. The length of time for the maturity of the fixed
deposit was five years which expired towards the ending of last year.
Incidentally, Mr.Jeff Stevens, who was the beneficiary died in a car
Accident here in south Africa,in may 2000 and he left nobody as next-of-kin
to claim this money. All efforts made to trace any known relations of his
proved abortive, and no one has written our bank in this regard.

All modalities for the successful transfer of this money into an offshore bank
account have been put in place and we are looking for a trust worthy foreign
partner into whose bank account this fund would be remitted to and it is this
regard that my colleagues have mandated me to provide a partner who will
assist us. We have agreed to compensate you with 25% of the total amount if
you should accept to assist us.

lf you are interested in giving us the required assistance, kindly reply this
mail stating your Telephone/Fax numbers for further action. Because of the
secrecy surrounding this transaction, l suggest that you contact me only
through e-mail , until further notice.

l am looking forward to a favorable reply from you soon. Feel free to ask
any question in this regard l remain,

Yours Faithfully,

Mr.Celestine Kambu

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