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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: zalani_zalani1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 18:00:16 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?THIS=20MAIL=20TO=20YOU=20IS=20IMPORTANT=20RESPOND=20PLEASE=20=28SOS=29?=

THIS MAIL TO YOU IS IMPORTANT RESPOND PLEASE (SOS)
FROM THE DESK OF:DR.ZALANI ZALANI
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
HEADQUARTERS
OUAGOUDOUGOU BURKINA FASO
WEST AFRICA
PRIVATE TELEPHONE 00226-76-61-46-02
EMAIL.zalani_zalani@zwallet.com


RESPOND THROUGH MY Alternative email address: zalani_zalani@zwallet.com

I am DR ZALANI ZALANI, credit officer of African Development Bank. I have
an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.

In June, 1999, a German property consultant and importer of used cars ,Mr
Andreas Schranner made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar
months, valued at US$30,000,000.00(Thirty Million United States Dollars
only) in my branch. It was to our utter suprise that we heard of his death,
wife and children in an AF4590 plane crash in July 2000. See website below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm


On further investigation,I found out that he died without making a WILL,
and hitherto, all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. Mr Andreas
Schranner was residing at No 1 Rue de Avenida, G.R.A.
ouagoudougou, burkina faso.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr Andreas Schranner
did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including
his
Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$35,000,000.00 is still
sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal
sum at the end of each year. No one will
ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of burkina faso, at the
expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will be declared frozen and forfeited
to the burkina faso Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand
in as the next of kin or business partner to Mr Andreas Schranner so that
the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into
the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple, I will like
you to provide immediately your full names and address,phone and fax numbers
so that
the i can prepare the necessary documents that will put you in place as
the next of kin or business partner.Your role in the transaction is to send
an application for claim of the funds to our bank. Then, as top officials
of the bank, I shall work behind-the-scene to make sure that your application
is approved by the management of the bank, and the funds transfered to your
nominated bank account.

Please note that there is no iota of risks at all as all the paperwork for
this transaction will be done legitimately and with my positions as top
officials of the bank i would ensure a successful execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately to my email box.

Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.

You should observe utmost CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY in this transaction,
and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both
of us because I will require your assistance to invest my share in your
country.

I look forward to your prompt response.

Thanks and regards.


DR ZALANI ZALANI

PRIVATE TELEPHONE 00226-76-61-46-02

Alternative email address: zalani_zalani@zwallet.com



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