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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: "mbosu tuku" <mbosu19@mbotusu.com>
Reply-To: mbosu1@indiatimes.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:27:25 +0000
Subject: Mbosu Tuku of ABSA.

Dear Sir,

I am Mr. Mbosu Tuku, I work with the Asba Bank SA as
an account officer in the Treasury/Credit Control
Unit. I was the accounting officer of a client who
died in Tsunami Disaster with his wife and their only
son.
See the website below:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/asia_earthquake/dead_missing.html

After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to contacted you to be presented as his next of Kin
to assist in repatriating the assets and Capital
valued at Fifteen Million United States Dollars only
left behind by my client before they get confiscated
or declared unserviceable by the share holders of
this Bank, so that they can share his funds as
dividends amongst themselves.

The Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or have the account confiscated within the
next fourteen official working days. Because as at
the time of his demise I was his accounting officer,
but have since been promoted to the position of
Treasury/Credit Control Unit, since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin
to the deceased, so that the proceeds of this
account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of
your positive response, we shall then discuss
modalities for transfer.


Please reply to my email stating your complete names,
your direct/private email address, telephone and fax
numbers and I will furnish you with the necessary
modalities of the transaction.

I assure wish to you that this transcaction is
100% risk and failure free, and as soon as we succeed
in getting this funds to your account, The money will
be shared on a fifty fifty basis. I guarantee
that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
the law.

I am waiting to hear from you soon.

Best regards,

Mr.Mbosu Tuku

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