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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: Mr Ali Azzi <aliazzi200@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aliazzi20@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:36:15 +0530 (IST)
Subject: From The Desk Of Mr Ali Azzi


>From The Desk Of Mr Ali Azzi
Bill and Exchange manager,
Bank Of Africa Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso.
 
My dear,
 
I
chose to reach you through this medium because it is the fastest and
most reliable way of communication, as I wish to solicit for your urgent
assistance in what I strongly believe will be of great benefit to both
of us.
 
I am Mr Ali Azzi, an Accounts Manager with BANK OF AFRICA
in Burkina Faso. The issue I am presenting to you is a case of one of
my late customer, a national of USA who died in a plane crash leaving an
unclaimed treasury bills (Bonds) with my bank.
 
In 2003, my late
customer invested in treasury bill bonds here in my Bank in Ouagadougou
totalling 25.5 million USA Dollars ( $25.500,000.00 ) which was due to
be collected in 2007 with accrued dividends. On my yearly appraisal of
my customers at the turn of every year, I discovered that this fixed
deposit remained overdue for retrieval. I had put up series of mails and
bank notifications to him which were sent Back uncollected. I later
discovered that he passed on along with his wife and his relations in a
tragic air crash.


Since his death, I have managed his account
expecting any of his extended relatives to come forward to claim his
money but all attempts to trace his relatives over the years has been
fruitless since he did not declare any of his relative's information in
his banking records with us. Added to this professional ethics obligates
us to act with extreme confidentiality when dealing with clients
accounts of this type.
 
According to the banking law, the money
will be bequeathed to the government if it remains unclaimed with the
next couple months.
 
However, I don't
belong to that school of thought who proposes that the fortunes of
unlucky people be given to the government and I am  fully convinced that
no one would turn up to execute the letter of Administration to claim
his funds before the next 2 months. Hence, I decided to contact you to
come in as the next of kin to my late customer so that the funds
totalling ( $25,500,000.00 ) can then be transferred to your nominated
bank account in your country within 20 working days after we have filed
in your claims transfer application to the bank.
 
I will prepare
every operation that will assist you to claim the funds as the next of
kin and everything will be left between you and me. The Share would be
50% for you and 50% for me.
 
Again, I feel that you may be
apprehensive and consider this amount too big for you to defend. It does
not matter, as there are documents to back it up. This transaction is
risk free and as the most senior account
manager with the bank is rest assured that all documents to enable you
get this fund as the next of kin will be carefully  worked. Do not be
bothered that you are not related in any way to my late customer as I am
in position to affix your name as the next of kin.
 
Kindly send your reply enclosing;
 
Your Full Names........................
Your Address .........................
Your Phone Number .........................
Your Country..............................
Your Religion:-....................................
Your Age............................................
Your Occupation.................................
Sex............................................
 
to my private email address ; aliazzi20@gmail.com  for confidentiality, to enable me talk to you before I send you the certificate of deposit and other relevant information
relating to this fund transfer.
 
I need not emphasize the
confidentiality of this issue and I therefore appeal to you not discuss
this request with anybody, even if you decline to take full advantage of
this great and urgent opportunity in my bank.
 
I look forward to your quick reply to my Privat email address:
aliazzi20@gmail.com
 
Sincerely,
 
Mr Ali Azzi




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