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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: Abdul Shangi <as.abdul18@personal.ro>
Reply-To: as.abdul20@personal.ro
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 17:44:41 +0200
Subject: PROPOSAL FROM ABDUL SHANGI



COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON!!

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by
virtue
of it's nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. However, a
transaction of this magnitude will certainly make anyone apprehensive
and
worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the
day.

I am a Consulting Auditor, with one of the prime banking institutions
in
Africa. I came across your contact in my private search for a reliable
and
reputable person to handle this confidential business with me. The
business
involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account and
this
requires maximum confidentiality.

THE PROPOSITION;

We discovered an abandoned sum of Thirty two Million USD in an account that
belongs to one of our foreign customers who died
along with his wife in a plane crash Involving EGYPT AIR FLIGHT MS990,
on
the 31st day of October 1999. Since his death, none of his next-of-kin
or
relations has come forward to lay claims for this money as the heir.
However, according to the stipulated banking rules and regulations, any
account that remains domant for 3 years without any justifyable reasons
should be decleared as "non-operational" and will be retuned to the
treasury.

Upon this discovery, and since no family member nor relative of the
deceased
has ever appeared to claim the said fund, I am now seeking your maximun
co-operation to have you stand as next of kin to the deceased so that
the
funds can be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary of
the
fund otherwise, the fund will be returned to the treasury as unclaimed
funds
and will subsequently be donated to the Trust Fund for the acquisition
of
arms and ammunition to further enhance the cause of war in the World.
Consequent to this matter, the Judiciary have issued an order of
MANDAMUS in
an attempt to locate anybody related to the decease.

Please acknowledge receipt of this message and your acceptance of our
mutual
business endeavour by furnishing me with the following;

1. Beneficiary name and complete address

2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers

The above requirements will enable us to file a letter of claim to the
appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favour before
the
transfer can be made. All documents and proofs to enable you
substantiate
your claim will be carefully worked out. On the final conclusion of
this
project, the ratio for sharing the proceeds from this venture will be,
70%
shall be for us, 25% shall be for you and the remaining 5% shall be
used to
compensate either parties for any expenses incurred. Although, I have
the
intentions of investing part of my own share of the fund into charity.

Whilst this abnormalities may as well raise your doubts in view of the
fact
that you are a person not physically known to me, I advise that a
healthy
degree of caution be exercised before conclusions are reached by your
very
goodself. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue
advantage
of the trust I have bestowed in you. I eagerly await your urgent
response.
Please, respond to my confidential alternative email:
ashangi2003@yahoo.co.in

Your's Faithfully,

ABDUL SHANGI





























































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