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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: "Van Der Walt" <engr_vanderwalt@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 14:34:06 +0200
Subject: hello

Department Of Minerals & Energy,
Pretoria, South Africa.
From: Engr. Van der Walt
Tel: +27 73 811 3974
fax+27 73 811 39 75/9

Attention: President/Ceo

I am Engineer VAN DER WALT, Director of Project, South Africa Department of
Mineral & Energy esources. I am making this contact with you based on the
committee's need for an ndividual/company who is willing to assist us with a
solution to a money transfer

First and foremost, I apologized using this medium to reach you for a
transaction / business of this magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality
and prompt access reposed on this medium. In unfolding this proposal, I want
to count on you, as a respected and honest person to handle this transaction
with sincerity, trust and confidentiality. I have decided to seek a
confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal described
hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it as a top
secret because of the nature of this transaction.

My colleagues and I used our official position to influence the award of a
contract to a foreign company based on a gentleman agreement that a certain
percentage of the total contract value will be given to us. The foreign
contracting firm has executed the contract and the contract amount paid less
US$20.500,000.00 (Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars). Which
represent the percentage which we agreed should be given to us Since the
present Government is determined to pay foreign contractors all debts owed,
so as to maintain good relationship with foreign governments and
non-government agencies, we intend to include our bills for approvals with
the Department of Finance.

We are seeking your assistance to enable us claim the money since as civil
servant we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts. Details shall be
worked out in line with this to enable us claim the money without the
slightest problem. I have the authority of my partners involved to negotiate
with on your percentages

We have reposed confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint us.
Kindly notify me by email at engr_vanderwalt@excite.com . sending your
secured telephone and fax numbers for further details upon your acceptance
of this proposal.

Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation.

Regards,

ENGR. VAN DER WALT

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