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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: "chris edward" <chris_edward69@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 21:26:10 +0200
Subject: TRANSFER INVESTMENT ASSISTANT

2527 COMMERCIAL
ROAD
JOHANNESBURG
2198
SOUTH AFRICA
Email :chris_edward69@hotmail.com
TELE:27-73-188-9151



STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

ATTN: Sir.

With due respect, trust and humanity. I write this proposal, which I believe
would be great interest to you. I got your contact through the South African
Chamber of Commerce. I am DR. Chris Adams, The Principal Auditor Of
Department Of Mineral And Energy support of South African Kwazulu-Natal
Branch. I have in my possession the sum of US%85.5 million dollars for
transfer into a reliable and dependable foreign account. The above sum is an
over estimated / surplus amount of recent contract awarded to a foreign
firm. Meanwhile, the original contractor has been paid. I now seek for your
assistance for easy transfer of this excess fund the beneficiary to enable
put claim on the above sum.
Furthermore, I will give you 15% of the total sum of the amount for your
assistance and 5% will be mapped out for any local and international
expenses incurred during the transaction and the remaining 80% will be for
my investment in your country.
Finally, you are expected to call me back immediately so that I will fax you
the supplementary agreement on payment where you are expected to fill in
your bank information where you want this fund to go to and then fax it back
to me. I will meet you in person before the fund arrives your account and if
you have any question, kindly call me on my personal telephone and fax
numbers above for clarification of issue.

Best regards,

DR. Chris Adams.

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