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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: migan2000@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 17:54:26 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Very=20Important?=

Dear Sir,
Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your ethics will
introduce my self as a Staff in the account management section of a well
known bank AFRICAN DEVELOMPENT BANK here in Republic of Benin.

One of our account with holding balance of USD$ 10 Million ( Ten Million
United State Dollars) has been dormant and has not been operated for the
past 1 year
From my investigation and confirmations, the owner of this account is a
foreigner by name MR IBRAHIM ALFA who unfortunately died in the plane crash
of Union Transport Africa Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou , Benin Republic,
in December 25th 2003.You will read more about the crash by visiting these
Website:

www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/or
http://english.pravda.ru/accidents/21/97/384/11653_Aircrash.html

and since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this
money because he has no family member who are aware of this of the existence
of neither the account nor the funds. Also Information from the NATIONAL
IMMIGRATION state that the he was also single on entry into Republic of
Benin.

I have secretly discussed this matter with some of the bank Officials and
we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. We thus
propose to do business with you, stating in as the next of kins of these
funds from the deceased and funds release to you after due process have
been followed.

I agreed to offer 35% of the total fund to you for your assistance to act
of next of kin to the foreigner, to provide account,10% will be reimbursement
of any expense incurred during the curse of this transaction.Thereafter,I
and my family will visit your country for disbursement and for investment
in your country.Therefore,to enable the immediate transfer of this fund
to you as arrange, you must apply first to the bank as relation or next
of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account, your
private telephone and fax number for easier and effective communication
and location where the money will be transfer.

This transaction is totally risk-free as the fund is a legitimate and does
not originate from durg,money lanundry,terrorist or any other illegal act.
You should contact me immediately soon as you receive this letter.
Hope to hear from you immediately.
Yours faithfully
MR LOUIS MIGAN
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER.
AFRICAN DEVELOMPENT BANK
Email miganfinancial@alexandria.cc
TEL-+229075910





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