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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: tutu modise <kennies02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <tumodise@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:01:00 +0200
Subject: RENNIES BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA.CALL (Mr tutu modise )



Good Day,Although, I do not know you in person, I got your contact via personal search on the internet, Let me start by introducing myself.I am Mr.Tutu Modise an administrative staff with RENNIES BANK, South Africa.I have a profitable transaction for you.I was attending a business lunch in September 1999 in china and I was introduced to Mr. Andreas Schranner, a renowned German Real Estate/Property magnate.He later employed my services as a banker and investment Consultant,Three months later he invited me and told me of his desire to open a fixed deposit account, he could fall back to on retirement, under my professional guidance and based on my advice he made a fixed deposit of USD15,500,000 (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in one of our branches.This deposit was for 5 years and upon maturity I made effort to contact my client, l could not reach him. I was forced to travel to Germany and there I got the tragic news that, my client Mr. Andreas Schranner, his wife Maria, their daughter Andrea Eich, his son in law Christian, and their children Maximilian and Katharina, all perished in the Monday, 31 July,2000 plane crash in western German city of Moenchengladbach.Please Click here and find out what happened to the Mr. Andreas Schranner :http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stmAfter further investigation, l also discovered that Mr. Andreas Schranner did not declare any Next-of-Kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. And l remember he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it.What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration of ten years the funds will revert to the ownership of the South African Government as unclaimed funds if nobody applies to claim the funds.Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the Next-of-Kin to Mr. Andreas Schranner so that you will be able to receive his funds.
Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you by fax or e-mail the letter of application which you will type sign and send back to,The manager, Credit and Foreign Bills of our Bank.This would enable us start this processing of this claim.I will also forward the Bank Account details of Mr. Andreas Schranner, for your perusal, in view of clearing any doubt about the reality of this transaction. Should you be interested please send me your full names,your age,your Profession, Direct Telephone and Fax Numbers,country of origin/residence, and I will prefer you to reply me on the email address below;Email:tumodise@yahoo.comThen I shall provide you with more details of this Transaction.Please also note that I am willing to give you 30% of the total money for your assistance while 5% will be map out for expenses incurred in the course of this transaction.65% will be for me.Your earliest response to this proposal will be appreciated.Stay well and God Bless.Best Regards,Mr. Tutu Modise.
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