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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: "kabah aziz" <kabah_azi123@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: kabah_aziz2005@post.cz
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 20:23:09 +0000
Subject: PLS RESPOND URGENTLY FOR MORE DETAILS!!!

FROM.DR.KABAH AZIZ.
AFRICAN DEVLOPEMENT BANK
BURKINA FASO (ADB)
OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.

DEAR FRIEND
IT WILL BE A SURPRISE FOR YOU TO RECEIVE THIS MAIL, BUT IT IS THE WISH OF
THE ALMMIGHTY THAT I CONTACTED YOU FOR THIS MUTUAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION.

I AM DR.KABAH AZIZ ,THE DIRECTOR OF THE ACCOUNTS & AUDITING DEPT. AT THE
AFRICAN DEVLOPEMENT BANK OUAGADOUGOU - WEST AFRICA. WITH DUE RESPECT I
HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESSTRANSACTION.THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL
TO BOTH OF US. AT THE BANK'S LAST ACCOUNTS/AUDITING EVALUATIONS, MY STAFFS
CAME ACROSS AN OLD ACCOUNT WHICH WAS BEING MAINTAINED.BY A FOREIGN CLIENT
WHO WE LEARNT WAS AMONG THE DECEASED PASSENGERS OF AN AIRLINE CRASH ON 6TH
NOV. 2000. SINCE THE DECEASED WAS UNABLE TO RUN THIS ACCOUNT SINCE HIS DEATH.
THE ACCOUNT HAS REMAINED DORMANT WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS FAMILY SINCE
IT WAS PUT IN A SAFE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT IN THE BANK FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT BY
THE CLIENT. SINCE HIS DEMISE, NOBODY, NOT EVEN THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY
HAVE APPLIED FOR CLAIMS OVER THIS FUND AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SAFE DEPOSIT
ACCOUNT UNTIL WE DISCOVERED THAT IT CANNOT BE CLAIMED SINCE OUR CLIENT IS
A FOREIGN NATIONAL AND WE ARE SURE THAT HE HAS NO NEXT OF KIN HERE TO FILE
CLAIMS OVER THE MONEY. AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPT, THIS DISCOVERY WAS
BROUGHT TO MY OFFICE SO AS TO DECIDE WHAT IS TO BE DONE. WITH THE FEW PERSONEL
IN MY DEPT., WE DECIDED TO SEEK WAYS THROUGH WHICH TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY
OUT OF THE BANK AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY TOO. THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN THE ACCOUNTS
IS EIGHTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS (USD18,500,000.00).WITH OUR POSITIONS
AS STAFFS OF THE BANK, WE ARE HANDICAPPED BECAUSE WE CANNOT OPERATE FOREIGN
ACCOUNTS AND CANNOT LAY BONAFIDE CLAIM OVER THIS MONEY. WHILE WE WERE CONTEMPLATING
ON WHAT TO DO, A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WORKS WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRY RECOMMENDED YOUR PERSONALITY TO ME AND ADVISED I SHOULD ASK
YOU FOR HELP TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY. THE CLIENT IS A
FOREIGN NATIONAL AND YOU WILL ONLY BE ASKED TO ACT AS HIS NEXT OF KIN AND
I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATIONS AND BANK DATA TO ASSIST
YOU IN BEING ABLE TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO ANY BANK OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE
THIS MONEY COULD BE TRANSFERED INTO. I AND MY PARTNERS HAVE DECIDED TO
GIVE AWAY FOURTY %(40%)TO YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND TEN (10%) FOR ANY
EXPENSES THAT MIGHT ARISE DURING THE TRANSACTION OF THIS TRANSFER. WE WANT
TO ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTELY RISK FREE SINCE WE WORK
IN THIS BANK WHICH IS WHY YOU SHOULD BE CONFIDENT IN THE SUCCESS OF THIS
TRANSACTION BECAUSE YOU WILL BE UPDATED WITH INFORMATION AS AT WHEN DESIRED.
WE WILL PLEASE WISH YOU KEEP THIS TRANSACTION SECRET AS WE ARE HOPING TO
RETIRE WITH OUR SHARE OF THIS MONEY AT THE END OF TRANSACTION WHICH WILL
BE WHEN THIS MONEY IS SAFELY IN YOUR ACCOUNT. WE WILL THEN COME OVER TO
YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUSLY AGREED PERCENTAGES.
YOU MIGHT EVEN HAVE TO ADVISE US ON POSSIBILITIES OF INVESTMENT IN YOUR
COUNTRY OR ELSEWHERE OF OUR CHOICE. MAY ALLAH HELP YOU TO HELP US TO A
RESTIVE RETIREMENT. AMEN.
PLEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS AND ENQUIRIES FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME
THROUGH MY EMAIL ADDRESS e-mail: (kabah_aziz2005@post.cz) FOR ORAL DISCUSSION.
AM AWAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE!!!
THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.
DR.KABAH AZIZ.

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