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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: sawazongo@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 21:42:22 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20RESPONSE=20NEEDED=2E?=

MR SAWADOGO ZONGO.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ANNEX
OUAGADOUGOU,B.F.


FIRST I MUST SOLICIT FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS
BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL. THOUGH I KNOW THAT
A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE, WILL MAKEANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED
BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DEAL. I HAVE
DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION, LET ME START
BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU. IAM MR.SAWADOGO ZONGO, THE BILL
AND EXCHANGE MANAGER OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ANNEX HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA FASO.I CAMETO KNOW YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH THROUGH THE INTERNET
FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION,
WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER OF HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY REQUIRING
MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE.

THE PROPOSITION:

A FOREIGNER WHO MET HIS DEATH IN KENYA AIR BUS?(A310-30) FLIGHT
Ko430THATCRASHEDIN ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIRE BANKED WITH US AT THE AFRICAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK ANNEX HERE IN BURKINA FASO AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE AS
AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2000 WORTH $11,300.000.00 (ELEVEN MILLION THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS). THE BANK NOW EXPECTS A NEXT OF
KIN AS BENEFICIARY AND VALUABLE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
BANK TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF HASSAN'S FAMILY RELATIVES BUT TO NO SUCCESS.
IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE
ANY OF THE LATE DEPPSITORS NEXT-OF-KIN ( HE HAD NO WIFE OR CHILDREN THAT
IS KNOWN TO US). BASED UPON THIS DISCOVERY,WE HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE THIS
BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS NEXT-OF-KIN OR
RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY
IS COMING FOR IT AND WE DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY
AS UNCLAIMED FUNDS.THE BANKING LAWS AND GUIDELINES HERE STIPULATES THAT,
IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER FOUR YEARS, THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED
INTO THE BANK'S TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUNDS.THE REQUEST FOR A FOREIGNER
AS NEXT-OF-KIN IS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT,THE LATE DEPOSITOR WAS A
FORIEGNER AND SO AN INDIGENE CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN. IN ORDER TO
AVERT THIS DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES AND I NOW SEEK YOUR
PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE DEPOSITOR SO THAT
THE FUND, US $11.3 MILLION WILL BE RELEASED AND PAID TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY
NEXT-OF-KIN. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROVES TO ENABLE YOU GET THIS FUND WILL BE
CAREFULLY WORKED OUT ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO PARTAKE IN THIS TRANSACTION.
MY COLLEAGUES AND I IN MY DEPARTMENT HAVE SECURED FROM PROBATE AN ORDER
OF MANDAMUS TO LOCATE ANY OF THE DECLARED BENEFICIARY (NEXT OF KIN) AND
MORE SO I AM ASSURING YOU THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE .MEANWHILE
YOUR PERCENTAGE SHARE SHALL BE 20% WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FORIEGN
ACCOUNT, 10% HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENCES WE MIGHT INCURE WHILE THE
REMAINING 70% WILL BE FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND I. AS SOON AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE
RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL, I WOULD FURNISH YOU
WITH THE NECESSARY STEPS TO TAKE BEGINNING WITH THE TEXT OF APPLICATION
WHICH YOU SHALL FORWARD TO THE BANK FOR SCRUTINY AND APPROVAL. PLEASE IF
THIS IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU, DO NOT MAKE UNDUE OF THE TRUST I HAVE BESTOWED
IN YOU.

BEST REGARDS,

MR SAWADOGO ZONGO.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,
THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ANNEX
OUAGADOUGOU,B.F.
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS:sawadogo_zongo1@hotmail.com



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