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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: "S.E.D.S.C" <danythemba@zwallet.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 11:32:40
Subject: project notification


Good day,

I am Mr. Themba Dan, the Director of Operations South East Diamond Surveillance Commission. My commission is saddle with the responsibility of Monitoring Diamond Mining against illegal Mining; conflicts Diamonds; Diamond Rackets in the South East African States. I request your co-operation in this confidential transaction of cash money amounting to the sum of Eighteen Million Dollars. $18,000.000.00.

I and my colleague secured this fund during the course of our duty in the case of Six Hundred-Million Dollars Conflicts Diamond and Mining Rackets. Our duty covers a lot of financial activities. Due to our sensitive position and civil code of conduct which does not allow us to own or operate a foreign bank accounts and a lot of other things, we seek your cooperation in this deal to externalize this fund. It is a strictly bank transaction.

We will provide you with the necessary logistics for this project if you are interested in this deal, please reply to my personal mail box: danythemba@hotmail.com, I will give you all the documentations including details for a hitch free transaction. I want to assure/guarantee you that this deal has been structured for a hitch free and successful transaction without risk. The fund is untraceable by any persons or Government. This transaction will be structured with legal documentation to cover the fund.

Finally, I will give you a quarter of the total sum as your commission for your corporation. While I waits for your reply along with your telephone number.

Yours sincerely.

Themba Dan







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