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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: "FRANK EPUM" <frankepum34343@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:41:17 +0100
Subject: FROM FRANK EPUM


*Mutual Benefits Request
From Mr.Frank Epum*

*Please accept my sincere apology if my proposal does not meet your
business or personal ethics, my name is FRANK EPUM a Banker with STANDARD
BANK here in South Africa, I am the account officer to Ms. Arvelo Doryce, an
American who has a domiciliary account with our Bank worth of
USD$6,200,000,00 in our Bank.*

*On the recent meeting held by the Board of directors of my Bank, it was
among the top of the agenda to look for any of Ms. Arvelo Doryce
relatives since she forth not coming up for her annual up dates of her
funds for decades, to avoid moving her funds to the Escrow account as
unclaimed funds.*

*As her account officer, I decided to contact you so that this deal will
be between you and me, as I will present your data's to the Bank
directors as the relative to Ms Arvelo Doryce to enable them transfer
the funds to you through my perfected plans towards the entire
transaction.*


*But if you are not interested please do not disclose or discuss this to
any one to avoid lapses with my plans, It is my intention to form a
company with you when the funds are transfered into your Bank account.*

*I wait to urgently hear from you with your information to enable us
proceed immediately.*

*Regards,
Mr.Frank Epum*

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