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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: "md frank" <md_frank1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:02:53 +0200
Subject: URGENT REPLY FROM: DR. FRANK C. TEMBA

From: Dr. Frank C. Temba
NED BANK SOUTH AFRICA
23,Fedrick cresent,2nd floor
Johannesburg,South Africa.
Email: md_frank1@hotmail.com


Greetings,
(HANDLE THIS INFORMATION SECRETLY)
I hereby contact you personally concerning the situation in my bank. In
order to transfer out {us$34,000,000} thirty four million us dollars, I have
the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for
this important business believing that you will never let me down either now
or in future. I am Dr. Frank C. Temba, the Regional computing Auditor of (
NED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA) JOHANNESBURG BRANCH(NBS).

There is an account opened in this bank in 1985 and since 1990 nobody has
operated on this account again.After going through some old files in the
records I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it will
be forfeited for nothing according to South Africa laws and act of 1993,the
money will be reverted to this country government treasury after 15 years if
there is no valid claim.I need a foreign partner that will present as a
relative to this late man.

I concluded to transfer this money overeas for proper investment that will
benefit me.The owner of this account is Mr. Daniel B.Jones, a foreigner,and
a Miner at Kruger Gold Co.a geologist by profession and he died since 1990.
No other person knows about this account or any thing concening it,the
account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well
that this company does not know anything about this account and the amount
involved is us$34,000,000 Thirty Four million dollars. I am only contacting
you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local bank
here, but can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is
in US dollars and the former owner of the account is Mr. Daniel B Jones,who
is a foreigner too.

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know
ourselves before,we will sign agreement, but be sure that it is real. I only
got your contact address from my secretary during a normal routine search, i
believe in God that you will never let me down in this business, you are the
only person that I have contacted in this business, so please reply urgently
so that I will inform you the next step to take urgently. Send also your
private telephone and fax number. I want us to met face to face or sign a
binding agreement to bind us together so that you can receive this money
into a foreign account or any account of your choice where the fund will be
safe. I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with
foreign account and foreign beneficiary.

I need your full co-operation to make this work fine. because the management
is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
information of this account, which I will give to you later immediately, if
you are able and capable to handle such amount in strict confidence and
trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit. I need
a truthful person in this businessn because I don't want to make mistake and
I need a strong assurance and trust. With my position now in the office I
can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account, which you can
provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical
arrival in your country for haring. I will destroy all documents of
transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any
place.you can also come to discuss with me face to face after which I will
make this remittance in your presence. I will use my position and influence
to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account
with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign exchange
departments. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 40% of
the total aount, 60%will be for me, I look forward to your earliest reply
through my email address.(md_frank1@hotmail.com)

Yours truly,
Dr. Frank C. Temba.
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