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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "my direct telephone number" (i.e. "call me on my cellphone at the Internet cafe where we scammers hang out")
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Christopher Bandazy" <christophereandazy@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: christopher_bandazy@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:47:45 -0600
Subject: REPLY BACK

FROM MR CHRISTOPHER BANDAZY,
CONFIDENCIAL MESSAGE,
DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER BANDAZY FROM THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GHANA YOUNG
MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN.I AM THE DIRECTOR OF STANDARD SECURITY AND
SERVICES LIMITED IN ACCRA GHANA.I CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST ME SECURE SOME
FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND INVEST IT INTO A PROFITABLE BUSINESS IN YOUR
COUNTRY BELIEVING THAT BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT YOU WILL NOT DISAPPOINT ME
OVER THE DEAL.I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE ABOVE SAID COMPANY FOR YEARS NOW.

WITHIN THIS PERIOD, I HAVE WATCHED WITH METICULOUS PRECISION HOW AFRICAN
HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES HAVE BEEN USING STANDARD
SECURITY AND SERVICES LIMITED TO MOVE SUMS OF MONEY USD, POUNDS
STERLING, FRENCH FRANCS (CASH)TO THEIR FOREIGN PARTNERS. THEY BRING IN THESE
CONSIGNMENTS OF CASH AND SECRETLY DECLARE THE CONTENTS AS JEWELRIES, GOLD,
DIAMONDS, PRECIOUS STONES, FAMILY TREASURES AND
DOCUMENTS ETC.GEN. SANI ABACHA OF NIGERIA, (DEAD), MOBUTU SESE SECO OF ZIARE
(DEAD),FODE SANKOY OF SIERRA LEONE, BABANGIDA OF NIGERIA, FELIX HOUPHET
BOIGNY OF COTE D'IVORE (DEAD),KANAN BEDIE OF COTE D' IVORE
(ABIDJAN) ETC.ALL THESE PEOPLE HAVE HUNDREDS OF CONSIGNMENTS DEPOSITED WITH
MY OFFICE.THEIR FOREIGN PARTNERS,FRIENDS AND RELATIVES ARE CLAIMING MOST OF
THESE CONSIGNMENTS. ALOT OF THEM ARE LYING HERE UNCLAIMED FOR AS MUCH AS
EIGHT YEARS. NOBODY WILL EVER COME FOR THEM BECAUSE IN
MOST CASES, THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT ARE NEVER AVAILABLE TO ANY BODY
EXCEPT THE DEPOSITORS HENCE MOST OF THEM ARE DEAD. I HAVE MOVED SOME TO OUR
OFFICE IN HOLLAND AND LONDON (READY FOR COLLECTION. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF
THE YEAR 2000, OUR COMPANY'S MANAGEMENT HAS CHANGED THE PROCEDURE OF CLAIMS
OF CONSIGNMENT, AS SOON AS YOU ARE ABLE TO PRODUCE THE SECRET INFORMATION AS
CONTAINED IN THE SECRET FILE OF ANY CONSIGNMENT, IT WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU
UPON DEMAND FROM OUR RECORD, MORE THAN 160 CONSIGNMENTS BELONGING TO
GEN.ABACHA, MOBUTU SESESECO HAS BEEN CLAIMED IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS AND THIS
IS WHY AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR MAXIMUM CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE.

GEN. ABACHA HAS 160 CONSIGNMENTS DEPOSITED WITH SEVERAL NAMES AND CODES.64
HAVE BEEN CLAIMED IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE FIRST SON OF GEN. ABACHA DIED
IN A PLANE CRASH AND THE SECOND SON (MOHAMMED) IS FACING
A MURDER CHARGE AND EMBEZZLEMENT, THE FAMILY MEMBERS ARE UNDER HOUSE ARREST
WITHOUT COMMUNICATION WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD. I HAVE FINALIZED EVERY
ARRANGEMENT FOR YOUR EASY CLAIM OF THE CONSIGNMENT NO;1401,CONTAINING $15
MILLION. I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS AND YOU
WILL SEND IT BY ATTACHMENT TO THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR COMPANY. THE PROCEDURE
IS SIMPLE; APPLY OFFICIALLY TO THE DIRECTOR
OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY, REQUESTING FOR THE RELEASE OF
CONSIGNMENT NO; 1401. THEY WILL DEMAND FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITE AND
THE SECRET CODE AND REFERENCE CODE OF THE CONSIGNMENTS.I WILL SUPPLY THEM TO
YOU AND THEY WILL APPROVE YOU TO BECOME THE BENEFICIARY OF THE
CONSIGNMENTS.

I WANT YOU TO SEND ME ONLY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS SO THAT I CAN USE IT TO
CHANGE THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT IN THE FILE INTO YOUR NAME AS THE NEW
BENEFICIARY AND EVERY THING WILL BE OK HENCE I AM IN CHARGE. AND AS SOON AS
THE CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY IS DONE ON YOUR NAME YOU WILL CLAIM THE FUND
IMMEDIATELY. IN CONCLUSION, I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS BUSINESS IS RISK FREE
DONT AFRAID OF ANYTHING. (OUR MODE OF SHARING IS 50-50), IF YOU NEED TO ASK
ANY QUESTION YOU CAN CALL ON MY DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER, +233 242121 028.

YOUR'S SINCERELY,
CHRISTOPHER BANDAZY.


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