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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: gidousman@aim.com
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:29:08 +0200
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF DR.GIDO USMAN

FROM THE DESK OF:
DR.GIDO USMAN
DIRECTOR FOREIGN OPERATION
DAPARTMENT AFRICAN DEVELOPMNENT
BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA



Dear Friend,
(PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL)

I am Dr.Gido Usman The Director Foreign Operation Dapartment African
Development Bank (ADBSA).
myindignation if this message comes to you as a surprise.

AS IT MAY INTERESTYOU TO KNOW, I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION
THROUGH THE
INTERNET SEARCH HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

I have decided to contact you on a project that will be very beneficial
toboth ofus.During our auditing in this Bank,I came across some amount
ofmoney belonging to a deceased foreigner Mr.Sheu Yuan-dong who died
with
hiswife and their only daughter on February 16,1998 in a plane
crash.The
fundhas been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of
the
fund
n our custody from his relation before my discovery to this
development.

He was the Governor of Taiwan Central(Reserve)Bank.The said amount is
U.S$10.5, 000.00 dollars(Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand
USDollars). I
want you to know that I never master minded the death of thedeceased
fellow.
Their death was occured Naturally.

Please View
thiswebsite:http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/
FOR YOUR INFORMATION BEEN YOU NOT A TAIWANESE WILL NOT POSE ANY PROBLEM
FOR
THE SUCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

All the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the Bonafide
next
of kin to
thedeceased has been put in place and directives will be relayed to you
as
soonas you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also
benefit your self to this great busine opportunity.

In this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to
operate
aforeign account. This is the actual reason why itwill require a second
partyor fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank
and
alsopresent a foreign account where he will need the money to be
re-transferred
into on his request.

Our Banking law stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after
eight
years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as
unclaimedfund.The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business
is
occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a
Burkinabe
cannot
stand as next of kin. I dont want this money to go into the Bank
treasury
asunclaimed Bill. Be assured this transaction is 100% risk free.

On conclusion of this Project, you will be entitled to 35% of the total
sumas gratification,while 60% will be for me. AND the rest of the 5%
will be
forany expenses that we may occur during this transaction. Please you
have
beenadviced tokeep "topsecret" as I am still in service and intend to
retire
from service after I conclude this deal with you.

I will fly down to your country forsubsequent sharing of the fund
according
to percentagespreviously indicatedand further investment will be
discussed.
On your acceptance to be my partner, please email for a brief
discussion
before we proceed. Please keep this proposal secret, even if you dont
want
to assist me. I look forward toreceive your urgent reply.

you can email me throughly dr_gido_usman1@ubbi.com

URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED.

Yours faithfully,

DR GIDO USMAN.

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