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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: "DR, ANDREAS" <nad_kaf@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 14:24:58 +0100
Subject: URGENT

ATTN,
I AM DR, ANDREAS CHANDRA , THE HEAD GENERAL ACCOUNTANT OF AFRICAN LIPPO BANK INDONESIA. I REQUEST YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION OF MONEY AMOUNTING TO U.S.D. 18MILLION. 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 $18M 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 CONSIDERING 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 $18,000,000.00,WHICH IS NOW LAYING IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE, AS A CONSIGNMENT. BUT THE SECURITY COMPANY IS NOW AWARE OF THE CONTENT IN THE CONSIGNMENT.
I AM CERTAINLY SURE THAT HE IS DEAD, AND NOBODY WILL COME AGAIN FOR THE CLAIM OF THIS MONEY, A FOREIGNER CAN ONLY CLAIM THIS CONSIGNMENT WITH LEGAL CLAIMS TO THE ACCOUNT HOLDER, THEREFORE I NEED YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION. THE WHOLE ACCOUNT RELATING 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.
WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY THROUGH MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS: andreasajis@yahoo.com
I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS WITHOUT RISK IF DUE PROCESS IS FOLLOWED ACCORDINGLY.
FINA LY, I WILL GIVE YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR CORPORATION.

YOURS SINCERELY,
DR, ANDREAS AJIS CHANDRA

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