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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: "The Director" <thedirector@publicworksdept-sa.com>
Reply-To: james_maseko2004@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 23:46:03 +0000
Subject: PLEASE RESPOND

My greetings.

Please read through this proposal with an open mind. It is highly legitimate
and will not cost you anything financially or otherwise to execute.

I got your email address from a casual enquiry wherein I sought for
trustworthy potential partners with whom to go into business with in the
investment of some contact funds ( $ 8,500,000.00 U.S ) currently trapped.
It is my hope that you will be of assistance in helping me free the
trapped funds, transfer it, and put it to investment purpose. 10% of the
funds will accrue to you for your assistance.

The source of the funds are as follows: During the last Civilian government
in my country,government officials awarded contracts that were grossly
over-invoiced to Contractors. The present civilian government set up the
Contract Review Panel, and mandated it to use the instruments of payments
made available to it by the decree setting up the panel, to review those
contracts and if necessary pay those who are being owed outstanding
amounts.I have identified the above mentioned sum which have been lying
unclaimed for years and would like to transfer and invest it. My position
as a current serving Civil servant forbids me from operating foreign Bank
accounts, this is why I need your assistance.

Here is where you come in : I need you to furnish me with the following
information :

1. YOUR FULL NAMES
2. BUSINESS NAMES
3. ADDRESS
4. TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS

With these information, I will forward an application for payment in your
business's favour and ensure that it is approved. Upon the transfer of the
funds, I will meet with you in your country
so that we can go into investment after sharing in the agreed percentages (
10% for you ).

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A SCAM YOU WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PART WITH
YOUR
MONEY DURING OR AFTER THIS VENTURE.

Please do reply

DR James Maseko.

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