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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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  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Wanga mbeki" <wanga_nbeki@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrwanga@ozu.es
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 18:48:29 +0000
Subject: LETTER FROM MR WANGA MBEKI

FROM THE DESK OF : MR. WANGA MBEKI
CITIZENS INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC,
DEVELOPMENT HOUSE MARINA
LAGOS

DEAR ,

PLEASE KEEP CONFIDENTIAL

WITH DUE HONOUR AND RESPECT,I AM WANGA MBEKI
THE MANAGER AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS UNIT, FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPT. OF CITIZENS INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC. I GOT YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS
RECOMMENDED BY A BENIN BUSINESS CONSULTANT ELDER JOHN KAFUI AND I
DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU FOR BENEFICIAL AND A 100% RISK FREE BUSINESS
TRANSACTION.

DURING OUR AUDITING AND INVESTIGATIONS IN THIS BANK MY
DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS THE SUM OF EIGHTEEN MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR( US$18,500.000.00) ONLY
BELONGING TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS
NEXT OF KIN ON 5TH NOVEMBER 2001 AEROPLANE CRASH IN ABIDJAN. BEFORE
OUR DISCOVERY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT, THERE WAS NO TRACE OF CLAIM FROM ANY
PERSON AS THE FUND REMAINS DORMANT IN HIS ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK.

ALTHOUGH I KEPT THIS INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN MYJURISDICTION TO
ENABLE US PUT CLAIM AND TRANSFER THE SAID AMOUNT THROUGH A TRUSTWORTHY
FRIEND
OVERSEAS WHOM WE SHALL PRESENT TO THE BANK AS THE BONA FIDE
NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED FOR A PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL DEAL.

MEANWHILE ALL THE ARRANGEMENT TO PUT CLAIMS AS THE BONAFIDE
NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED, TO GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND TRANSFER
OF THIS MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE. THE
DIRECTIVES AND THE NEEDED INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU AS SOON
AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO THIS GREAT BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY.

INFACT, WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT
BECAUSE WE CIVIL SERVANTS ARE NOT LEGALLY ALLOWED TO
OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE EYEBROWS ON OUR
SIDE DURING THE TIME OF TRANSFER BECAUSE WE ARE STAFF OF THE BANK.
THESE ARE THE ACTUAL REASONS IT REQUIRES A SECOND-FELLOW WHO WILL
FORWAR CLAIMS BY OUR SUPPORT AS THE BONA FIDE NEXT-OF-KIN WITH COURT
AFFIDAVIT TO THE BANK AND ALSO PRESENT A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT WHERE
THE MONEY ON HIS/HER REQUEST WILL BE RE-TRANSFERED INTO.

ON CONCLUSION OF THIS TRANSACTION, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 25% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION 5% OF THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE USED TO
REIMBURSE EXPENSES THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM TELEPHONE BILLS AND OTHER
EXPENSES DURING THE TRANSACTION WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY
COLLEAGUES HERE.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,PLEASE GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE
INFORMATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

WANGA MBEKI


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