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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: =?us-ascii?Q?johnaghaz1=20vivian?= <johnaghaz1.v@seznam.cz>
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 15:23:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?Confirm=20Reciept?=

MR JOHN AGHAZ
AUDIT DEPARTMENT,
AFRICAN DEVELOPEMENT BANK,
COTONOU,BENIN REPUBLIC
Private Email:johnaghaz5@yahoo.ca
Dear,
I Am John Aghaz.Chief Auditor AFRICAN DEVELOPEMENT BANK Cotonou,Benin Republic, I Got Your Contact Through The Internet; I Want You To Give Urgent And Very Confidential Approach To This Message. On January 7, 1999, An American Oil Consultant/Contractor Mr. Charles Ballassi Made A Numbered Time (Fixed) Deposit For Twelve Calendar Months, Valued At Us$8,183,000.00(Eight Million, One Hundred And Eight-Three Thousand Dollars) In My Branch Upon Maturity.
I Sent A Routine Notification To His Forwarding Address But Got No Reply.After A Month, We Sent A Reminder And Finally We Discovered From His Contract Employers, The Sobimex International
Corporation That Mr. Charles Ballassi Died In The Plane Crash Of 31 October 1999 With Egyptian Air 990 With Other Passengers Aboard .

On Further Investigation, I Found Out That He Died Without Making A Will, And Attempts To Trace His Next Of Kin Was Fruitless. I Therefore Made Further Investigation And Discovered That Mr. Charles Ballassi Did Not Declare Any Next Of Kin Or Relations In His Entire Official Documents, Including His Bank Deposit Paperwork In My Bank. This Sum Of Us$8,183,000.00 Is Still In My Bank And The Interest Is Being Rolled Over With The Principal Sum At The End Of Each Year. No One Will Ever Come Forward To Claim It. According To This Country's Policy, At The Expiration Of (Six) Years, The Money Will Revert To The Ownership Of The Government Reserve Account If Nobody Applies To Claim The Fund. Consequently, My Proposal Is That I Will Like You To Forward Your Information's To Me As A Foreigner To Stand As The Next Of Kin To Mr. Charles Ballassi So That The Fruit Of This Old Man's Labour Will Not Get Into The Hands Of Some Corrupt Government Officials. This Is Simple, I Will Like !
You To Provide Immediately Your Full Name And Address With Pass Port Photograph So that i Will Prepare The Introduction application form which you will submitt to the Foreign Remittance Operation's Director for futher transfer formalities to take place on your favour.
We Shall Employ The Service Of An Attorneys For The Drafting And Notarization Of The Will And Obtain The Necessary Documents And Letter Of Probate/Administration In Your Favors For The Transfer Into your Bank Account In Any Part Of The World, Which You Will Provide, Will Then
Facilitate The Transfer Of This Money To You As The Beneficiary/Next Of Kin. The Money Will Be Paid Into Your Account After Which You Will Be Rewarded With 35%. I Will Not Disclose My Very self-being The Bank Chief Auditor, Immediately I Receive Your Informations I Will draft
the introduction letter and application of claim with the little information of Mr Chrales Ballassi
There Is No Risk At All, With The Paperwork From The Attorney And My Position,As The Chief Auditor, I Guarantees That Will Do The Successful Execution Of This Transaction. If You Are Interested, Please Reply Immediately Via These Private Email Address Below, Upon Your Response, I Shall Provide You any other details that you may require . Please Observe Utmost Confidentiality And Be Rest Assured That This Transaction Would Be Most Profitable For Both Of Us Because I Shall Require Your Assistance To Invest My Share In Your Country.Please Upon The Receipt Of This Mail Message, Send To Me The Following:
1. Your Full Name And Address
2. The Name Of Your Bank Where You Want The Fund To Be
Transferred Into, Account Beneficiary
3. Your Private Telephone And Fax Numbers
With this i shall start preparing the text application form,agreement of personal trusteeship,and an intruduction letter for us to proceed.
Awaiting Your Urgent
Thanks And Regards,
Mr John Aghaz(Chief Auditor).
Private Tel:+229 601501

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