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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • williambruce1207@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: william Bruce <williambruce_10@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:32:59 +0200
Subject: From William Bruce




From Mr William Bruce
Bidvest Bank Plc
Audit Uint,
South Africa
Sir,

I am a staff of Bidvest Bank Plc Group attached in Private Banking services.I have an obscrued business proposition for you concerning one of our client. This propositon is that which demands utmost attention , committment and cooperation which would be used aggressively to pursue results as we communicate along .

I am interested in comments,past experiences if any this is simply because of time constraint . This business proposal came as a result of a certain prominent client of Bidvest Bank Plc. I am prepared to release further details to you based on your response and communications .

A hint of this is that In 2004, the subject matter; Ref: bb/bvb/bank/73 came to our bank to engage in business discussions with our Private Banking Services Department. This left a certain loop hole which as an insider with a high aurthority (Admin Dept) came to my awareness and requested my urgent attention I am in position of $15,070,892 USD unclaimed funds by our clients who died along with his families on airplane crash Two yrs ago.

If you are intrested for assisting me please do contact me on Telephone number 27 73 364 3233 or Private e-mail (williambruce1207@gmail.com) ,I will give you more details.


Awaiting your response.

Sincerely,
William Bruce
27 73 364 3233


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