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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: wanga <wangambeki111@lompocconnect.net>
Reply-To: wangambeki111@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 15:46:14 -0800
Subject: ATTN: YOUR ASSISSTANT IS NEEDED ..........READ AND REPLY BACK

FROM THE DESK OF : MR. WANGA MBEKI
CITIZENS INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC,
DEVELOPMENT HOUSE MARINA
LAGOS
DEAR SIR,
PLEASE KEEP CONFIDENTIAL WITH DUE HONOUR AND RESPECT,I AM WANGA MBEKI THE MANAGER AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS UNIT, FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT. OF CITIZENS INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC. I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU FOR BENEFICIAL AND A 100% RISK FREE BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
DURING OUR AUDITING AND INVESTIGATIONS IN THIS BANK MY
DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS THE SUM OF EIGHTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR( US$18,500.000.00) ONLY BELONGING TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN ON 5TH NOVEMBER 2001 AEROPLANE CRASH IN ABIDJAN. BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT, THERE WAS NO TRACE OF CLAIM FROM ANY PERSON AS THE FUND REMAINS DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK.
ALTHOUGH I KEPT THIS INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN MYJURISDICTION TO ENABLE US PUT CLAIM AND TRANSFER THE SAID AMOUNT THROUGH A TRUSTWORTHY FRIEND OVERSEAS WHOM WE SHALL PRESENT TO THE BANK AS THE BONA FIDE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED FOR A PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL DEAL.
MEANWHILE ALL THE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIMS AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED, TO GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE. THE DIRECTIVES AND THE NEEDED INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO THIS GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
INFACT, WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECAUSE WE CIVIL SERVANTS ARE NOT LEGALLY ALLOWED TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE EYEBROWS ON OUR SIDE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER BECAUSE WE ARE STAFF OF THE BANK. THESE ARE THE ACTUAL REASONS IT REQUIRES A SECOND-FELLOW WHO WILL FORWARD CLAIMS BY OUR SUPPORT AS THE BONA FIDE NEXT-OF-KIN WITH COURT AFFIDAVIT TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THE MONEY ON HIS/HER REQUEST WILL BE RE-TRANSFERED INTO.
ON CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION 5% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE USED TO REIMBURSE EXPENSES THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM TELEPHONE BILLS AND OTHER EXPENSES DURING THE TRANSACTION WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES HERE.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,PLEASE GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE INFORMATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
WANGA MBEKI.

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