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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: "Stefan Khumalo" <stef_khumx@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 23:17:00 +0200
Subject: Urgent Attention

FROM:
THE DIRECTOR,
AUDIT CONTROL DEPT.,
FNB BANK,
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:+(27)-73-823-9882

Dear Sir,

With due regard and respect,I write to you to ascertain your interest and
capability to co-operate with me in actualizing a business transaction that
will be very beneficial to both of us.
I am Mr.Stefan Khumalo,the Director of Audit Control Department of First
National Bank,Johannesburg,South Africa.

During our periodic quarterly auditing of accounts in this bank in the past
years, my department came across a very huge sum of money totalling USD35
M(Thirty Five Million United States dollars),belonging to a deceased
customer,Mr.Andreas B.Smith,owner of Diamond Safari Mining Company,who died
in November 2002 in an accident,and the funds have been dormant in his
account with our bank.Our bank has made concerted efforts to contact the
deceased relative,but however there is now a conclusive evidence that the
customer has no surviving next-of-kin.

The funds are currently in the suspensed account and in full custody of our
bank.After a careful survey,I have mapped out a strategy of modalities that
can put on your behalf,a legitimate claim over this fund as the bonafide
appointed partner to the deceased, get the required bank approval,and
transfer this money to your foreign account.All relevant directives and
needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate and
confirm your interest and willingness to assist me to claim the money and
also benefit your self in this great business opportunity.

I anticipate your full co-operation,committment and confidential approach to
the successful actualisation of this deal.Be kind enough to contact me in
response through this e-mail:stef_khumx@hotmail.com or call me directly on
telephone number:+(27)-73-823-9882

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Stefan Khumalo
AUDIT CONTROL
(FNB BANK)

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