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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: williams_adams6@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 06:00:46 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20REPLY=20NEEDED?=

SIR,
Email:williamsadamsa@yahoo.co.uk

I AM DR.WILLIAM ADAMS , THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK PLC. I REQUEST YOUR
CO-OPERATION IN THE TRANSFER OF MONEY AMOUNTING TO
U.S.D. 28.8 MILLION.
ON SEPT. 1996, AN OIL CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR WITH
THE KUWAIT OIL MINISTRY,MR. AHMED YOUSUF MUSTAPHA, AN
IRAQI NATIONAL MADE A FIXED DEPOSIT OF U.S $28.8M IN
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK. (A.C.B.). ON MATURITY
WE SENT A ROUTINE NOTIFICATION TO HIS FORWARDING
ADDRESS BUT GOT NO REPLY.
AFTER A MONTH, WE SENT A REMINDER AND FINALLY HIS
EMPLOYERS WROTE
TO INFORM US THAT MR. MUSTAPHA DIED IN A AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT, THAT
HE DIED WITHOUT MAKING A WILL WHILE OUR ATTEMPT TO TRACE
HIS NEXT
OF KIN THROUGH IRAQI EMBASSY PROVED FRUITLESS. WHEN HE WAS
MAKING
DEPOSITION IN MY BANK, HE DID NOT DECLARE HIS NEXT OF KIN
IN HIS
DEPOSIT APPLICATION FORM, WHEN I REMINDED HIM HE SAID HE
WISHED IT
SO, IN THE CONSERVATIVE MANNER OF OUR BANK, I DID NOT TURN
DOWN
HIS REQUEST RATHER HONOR IT ONSIDERING HIS HIGH NET WORTH.
THE POINT IS THAT HIS EMPLOYER ARE NOT AWARE OF HIS DEPOSIT
WITH US,
THEREFORE I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO KNOW ABOUT MR.MUSTAPHA,S
DEPOSIT OF US $28.8,000,000.00,WHICH IS NOW LAYING IN DORMANT ACCOUNT
PORTFOLIO, THE WHOLE ACCOUNT ELATING TO MR.MUSTAPHA,S DEPOSIT IS ALSO
WITH ME.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR A FOREIGNER WHO WILL STAND IN AS
THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR.MUSTAPHA.
I HAVE WORKED OUT MODALITIES OF ACHIEVING MY AIM BY
APPOINTING YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR.MUSTAPHA AS WELL AS TRANSFER THE
US$28.8,000,000.00 ABROAD FOR US TO SHARE. I WILL USE AN ATTORNEY WHO WILL
REPRESENT YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY TO EXECUTE SERIES OF AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT
OF YOUR CLAIM INCLUDING CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN OF THE MONEY, LETTER OF
ADMINISTRATION WHICH EMPOWERS YOU AS THE SOLE TRUSTEE /EXECUTOR TO THE
ESTATE OF
MUSTAPHA. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO SIGN ANY TRANSFER
DOCUMENT AS THE APPOINTED ATTORNEY WILL DO ALL THAT. IF YOU AGREE TO ACT
AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY TO
ENABLE ME TRANSFER/CONVERT THE MONEY TO OUR OWN BENEFIT/USE.I WILL GIVE
YOU 25% OF US$28.8M,65% WILL BE FOR ME WHILE 10% WILL BE TO TAKE OF ALL
UNFORESEEN EXPENSES AS WE MAY INCURE IN THE COURSE OF CONCLUDING THIS
TRANSACTION. I AM URGENTLY WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY.

BEST REGARDS.


DR.WILLIAM ADAMS.



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