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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: "Ali Usman" <aaliusman23@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: aali_usman@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 20:36:07 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE,

FROM MR, ALI USMAN

ATTENTION PLEASE,

I am MR, ALI USMAN, personal Assistant to the Branch Manager of Bank Of
Africa
(BOA)Ouagadougou Burkina Faso I want to inquire from you if you can handle
this transactionfor mutual benefits/life opportunity for you and me.

The transaction is about seeking your consent to present you as the next of
kin/ beneficiary of the US$15 million dollars, and who is a customer to the
bank where i work.

He died in a Kenya plane crash2003. with his family during their vacation
journey
The Fund is currently in a suspense account awaiting claim, the bank made a
public notice that they are ready to release this fund to any of his
relatives abroad.

In that regard, i decided to seek your consent for this prospective
opportunity.

Have it at the back of your mind, that the transaction does not involve any
risk and does not need much engagement from you, since i am familiar with
this kind of transaction being an insider.

Necessary modalities will be worked out to enable us carry out the fund
claim under a legitimate arrangement.

I have resolved to offer you 30% of the total fund, 10% for sundry expenses
that maybe incurred during the process of executing this transaction and 60%
percent for me.
I will give you more details about the transaction when I receive your
affirmativeresponse
via my email address.

Thanks and God bless.

MR, ALI USMAN



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