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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: ahmedcom3@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 16:19:58 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?REQUEST=20FOR=20CO=2DOPERATIVE=20BUSINESS=20RELATIONSHIP=2E?=

FROM AHMED COMPAORE
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR CO-OPERATIVE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:(ahmedcom_2@yahoo.co.uk).

Dear friend,

With due respect and regard, do not be suprised to receive this type of
message from me, because you do not know me in person, well, I am an assistance
to the Head of Foreign Exchange Department in African Development Bank(ADB)Burkina-Faso.

Foremost, every Six-Seven years, Burkinabe Banks transfer to its treasury,Millions
of Dollars/Euro of unclaimed deceased Depositors Funds, in compliance with
the Banking Laws and Guidelines.

Secondly,in the majority of cases, with reference to my bank ,funds normally
runs into several millions of Dollars
Until Mr.Sheu Yuan-dong, the LATE Governor of Taiwan's Central Bank, his
wife and only daughter with other four other finance officials returning
from a conference at Bali Died in a plane crash at Taiwan,

Similarly,I was his foreign currency denote Bank Account Manager with constant
balance in excess of eight digits.Ever since his death and up till this
time of writing, no next of kin or relation of him has come forward to claim
his money with us, since they lost their only daughter who was supposed
to inherit this liquid assets.

However, with my position, I am directly in charge of Bills and Exchange
in the Foreign Remittance Department of this bank. I am in a position to
cause the payment of this unclaimed depositor's fund to whosoever that present
himself or herself as the next of kin or relation of late Mr. Sheu Yuan-Dong
on private business
deal basis.

For more details, please View this website:
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/

Above all,The purpose of my writing to you exclusively is that I want to
pull out this unclaimed money amounting to the total sum of TEN MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS
( $10,500,000.00 USD) with your maximum co-operation and assistance by just
doing the following:

1. Act as the next of kin or relation of late Mr. Sheu Yuan-dong.
2. Provide your direct and private telephone/fax numbers for effective communication.
3. Given an immediate reply to this proposal, using this email address upon
receipt of your response and agreeing with my terms.

As soon as I hear from you, I will send to you by mail or fax the legally
certified documents and a text of self-drafted transfer application which
you will fill and return to our bank that proves that you are the next of
kin or beneficiary of the said fund.

For your co-operation and efforts 30% of the money will be
for you as our foreign partner, 60% will be for my colleagues and myself
that will eventually visit your country for disbursement of our fund portion,while
10 % will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business.

As a matter of fact,it is pertinent to inform you that all modalities have
been accomplished and all logistics in good shape to effect payment immediately.

Looking forward to a mutual beneficial business relationship.
I will preferall Communication and future correspondence in English Language.
Treat with top maturity and confidentiality.

Preferably and adviseably, as a sign of seriousness, willinness and readiness
to assist, send a copy of your reply to this below email address :(ahmedcom_2@yahoo.co.uk).

My best regards to you and your family.

REMAIN BLESSED.
Yours Faithfully,
MR.AHMED COMPAORE





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