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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: ashangi2000@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 04:50:05 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Accept=20my=20regards=20and=20esteembojo=40powernet=2Epvt=2C=20bony=40powernet=2Epvt=2C=20bophill=40GMAVT=2ENET=2C=20borlen=40powernet=2Epvt=2C=20bpollack=40cwia=2Ecom=2C=20bradross=40prodigy=2Enet=2C=20brandon=40powernet=2Epvt=2C=20branjith23=40rediffmail=2Ecom=2C=20bridgetholloway=40charter=2Enet=2C=20bright=40powernet=2Epvt=2C=20briz=40powernet=2Epvt=2C=20bruceflew=40EARTHLINK=2ENET=2C=20brucek=40ideal=2Enet=2Eau=2C=20bsmith=40sckans=2Eedu=2C=20bublik=40powernet=2Epvt=2C=20budda=4

atwomanmlm=40apec2000=2Enet=2C=20cbda=40airenet=2Ecom=2C=20cc=5Fmatt69=40hotmail=2Ecom=2C=20ccwadro=40powernet=2Epvt?=
To: ashangi2000@zipmail.com.br
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON!!

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by vir=
tue
of it's nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. However,a tr=
ansaction
of this magnitude will certainly make anyone apprehensive and worried, bu=
tI
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 an=
d
reputable person to handle this confidential business with me. The busine=
ss
involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account and thi=
s
requires maximum confidentiality.

THE PROPOSITION;
We discovered an abandoned sum of Thirty two Million USD in an account th=
at
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 treas=
ury.

Upon this discovery, and since no family member nor relative of the decea=
sed
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 th=
e
fund otherwise, the fund will be returned to the treasury as unclaimed fu=
nds
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 mut=
ual
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 ap=
propriate
departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the transfer ca=
n
be made. All documents and proofs to enable you substantiate your claim
will be carefully worked out. On the final conclusion of this project, th=
e
ratio for sharing the proceeds from this venture will be, 70% shall be fo=
r
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 fa=
ct
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 ver=
y
goodself. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advant=
age
of the trust I have bestowed in you. I eagerly await your urgent response=
.


Please, respond to my confidential alternative email:
abdulshangi@zipmail.com.br


Your's Faithfully,
ABDUL SHANGI






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