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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: "mamadi seydi" <mamadiseydis8@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 19:10:56 +0100
Subject: waiting to hear from you.

DEAR FRIEND,

FIRST,I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION;THIS
IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP
SECRET,THOUGH I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL
MAKE ANY ONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED,BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT
ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY.

WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION,AS WE
HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR DISCRETNESS AND ABILITY IN
TRANSACTION OF THIS NATURE.LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF
PROPERLY TO YOU.

I AM Dr.MAMADI SEYDI ,CREDIT OFFICER WITH THE BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU
BURKINA FASO.I CAME TO KNOW YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND
REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION,WHICH INVOLVES THE
TRANSFER OF HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT REQUIRING MAXIMUM
CONFIDENCE.

THE PROPOSITION: A FOREIGNER AN INDIAN NATIONAL ,LATE ENGR MOHD
ASHARAF (SNR) CONTRACTOR WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AVIATION
BURKIN FASO,UNTIL HIS DEATH IN KENYA AIR BUS(A310-300) FLIGHT
KQ430,BANKED WIH US AT BANK of AFRICAN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO
AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE AS AT THE END OF JANUARY,2000
WORTHUSD20,000,000.00(TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR),

THE BANK NOW EXPECTS A NEXT OF KIN AS BENEFICIARY.VALUABLE
EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE BY THE BANK OF AFRICAN HERE IN BURKINA
FASO TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE ASHARAF'S FAMILY OR RELATIVES
BUT TO NO SUCCESS.

IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO
LOCATE ANY OF LATE ENGR MOHD ASHARAF (SNR) AS NEXT OF KIN(HE HAD
NO WIFE OR CHILDREN THAT IS KNOWN TO US).THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS,THAT ARANGE HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE
DECLEARED"UNCLAINMED" AND SUBSEQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND
FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN
AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL.

IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF MY TRUSTED COLLEAGUES
AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO
LATE ENGR MOHD ASHARAF (SNR) SO THAT THE FUND USD 20MILLION WILL BE
RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY'S NEXT OF
KIN. ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROVES TO ENABLE YOU GET THIS FUND WILL BE
CAREFULLY WORKED OUT.

WE HAVE SECURE FROM THE PROBATE AN ORDER OF MADAMUS TO LOCATE ANY
OF DECEASED BENEFICIARIES,AND MORE SO WE ARE ASSURING YOU THAT THIS
BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE INVOLVEMENT.YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE
REST BE FOR MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.

ACCORDING TO AGGREMENT WITHIN BOTH PARTIES AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE AN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE IN ACCEPTANCE OF OUR
MUTUAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL,WE WOULD FURNISH YOU WITH THE NECCESSARY
MODALITIES AND DISBURSEMENT RATIO TO SUITE BOTH PARTIES WITHOUT ANY
CONFLICT.

IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU DO NOT MAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE
OF THE TRUST WE HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU AND YOUR COMPANY,THEN KINDLY
GET TO ME IMMEDIATELY VIA MY ABOVE
E-MAIL.mamadiseydi@surfy.net.PLEASE FURNISH ME WITH YOUR MOST
CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE,FAX NUMBERS SO THAT I CAN USE THIS
INFORMATION TO APPLY FOR THE RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OF THE
FUND IN YOUR FAVOUR.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED
CORPORATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
Dr .MAMADI SEYDI

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