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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Dugan Dango <d.dugan11@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <d.danga2007@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:58:49 +0100
Subject: From Mr. Dango, get back for detail



Dear Friend, I presumed that all is well with you and your family. I hope this message won’t meet you by surprise. I got your contact information from the internet directory and I decided to propose to you at this very magnitude and lucrative transaction off which I believe can survive us in life. However, been a business minded person; I have laid all the solemn trust in you, as NO TRUST, NO FRIENDSHIP; before I decided to disclose this successful & confidential transaction to you, I like to introduce myself to you. I am Mr. Dango Dugan, The Account / Audit Manager of AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AFDB) here in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso. I have the intention to contact you over this financial transaction worth the sum of EIGHTEEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($18,400,000.00). And this fund was abandoned money I found during the last audit I presented to our bank. I personally knew about this sum which belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family through plane crash disaster some few years ago. Nevertheless, I was opportune to come across the deceased file when I was running the last fiscal year audit, then I found his abandoned file and the customer’s file has being forgotten for so long. So I kept it pending when I found a reputable and reliable person whom I can pass the whole information to in order to claim the money on behalf of the diseased client. Meanwhile, I need to sign and submit the file to the bank management for an official re-documentation. Also be informed clearly about our banking rules and regulations which were signed lawfully that if such fund remains unclaimed till the period of 5 years starting from the date when the beneficiary died, the money will be transferred into the treasury as an unclaimed fund. As a honour and advantage bestowed to our foreign customers base on the rules guiding our bank, it was stated obviously that if you are not a Burkina Faso citizen, you have the absolute authority to claim this fund despite your differences from the country of origin of the deceased. So I request of you as a foreigner to come up with all the information I’ll pass to you in order to claim the money which will be transfer to smoothly into your reliable bank account as the NEXT OF KIN to the deceased customer. Finally, regards to mode of sharing the said amount: note that 40% being (US$7,360,000.00) will be your share in respect of your assistance and account provide for the transfer, 50% (9,200,000.00) will be my share being the pioneer of the business while the rest 10% (US$1,840,000.00) will be used to install a joint company in your country which will bear our name in particular and whatever profit made out from this company will be used in helping the less privileges, motherless babies home and charitable organization. Please do not hesitate to contact me, if you are really sure of your trustworthy, accountability and confidentiality on this transaction. Also assure me that you will not change your mind to cheat or disappoint me when the fund has gotten into your account. Besides you should not entertain any fear because I am sure of the success as an insider in the bank alright! I await you reply and don’t forget to include your particulars as follows. Private telephone and fax numbers:Country of Origin:Your passport or Identification card: As soon as you reply, I shall furnish you with all necessary information you will need to proceed towards completing this transaction immediately. I expert your urgent replyYours sincerely, Mr. Dango DuganHead OF Account / Auditing SectionAfrican Development Bank (AFDB) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso
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