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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: "alex kalje" <alex_kalje31@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 13:32:48 +0100
Subject: FROM:KALJE CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATE.(NOTARY PUBLIC) .

FROM:BARRISTER ALEX KALJE.
KALJE CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATE.(NOTARY PUBLIC)
Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso.
West Africa.

Attention:Dear Friend.

With great pleasure I am writing this proposal on behalf of my
associates.This is a proposal in context but actually an appeal soliciting
for your unreserved assistance in consummating an urgent transaction
requiring maximum confidence.

I apologize for any inconveniences.My intention of writing you through email
is because I believe it is very confidential.

But However, your address was secured through my search in the internet for
a reliable and capable hand to handle a transaction of this magnitude.I
obtained your profile from ICQ business website and became aware of your
credibility and integrity. due to the sensitivity of this transaction
and my commitment as an attorney.

I am Barrister ALEX KALJE personal Attorney to one of my Late foreigner
Client, a Geologist by profession and The owner of cadbury manufacturing
Company here in Burkina Faso, he died since 1999, in an EgyptAir Flight 990,
on the 31st October along with other passengers on board.

The Bank has recently issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have
the investment deposits confiscated by the end of this quarter in their
financial calendar of 2007.

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 to a foreigner.

This is why I have contacted you to render assistance in repatriating the
money and properties left behind by my client, before they will be
confiscated or declared unserviceable by this Bank. As his personal
Attorney, I am in possession of all legal documents, which shows the entire
transaction between him and the bank of africa in relation to this fund
deposit.

Before his death, he has a huge sum of $9,500.000.00 (nine million five
hundred thousand USD)which no other person know about.Consequently the
management team of the Bank Of Africa,Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso,West Africa.

I want to first transfer $5,000.000.00 (Five million USD) from this money
into a safe account abroad, after which we will transfer the remaining
(4.500M) but I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a
foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local person here.

My constraint is to be able to source a foreign partiner who is honest and
trustworthy individual, that will act as trustee and willing to assist me in
this transaction, your share as compensation will be (35%) while (5%) for
tax and other miscellaneous expenses.

Also I would like to inform you that I will send you a copy of CONTRACT
AGREEMENT OF TRUST which will bind our transaction before the Law.

N/B:This transaction is 100% risk free provided you treat it with utmost
secrecy and confidentiality.I guarantee you that the entire transaction will
be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the LAW, The truth of the matter is that based on my proffession I
will take care of every legal aspect of this transaction documentation and
any other legal formalities that may arise during the course of this
transaction.

Though this approach appears desperate, I can assure you that whatever
questions you would need to ask or any other thing you will need to know
regarding this proposal will be adequately answered to give you a clearer
understanding of it, so as to arrive at a successful conclusion.

In conclusion, I would like to notice that this transaction is 100% risk
free and there is nothing to scare about.I personally know the consequency
of this transaction in the corridor of my proffession.

Hoping that you will understand and assist effectively for the success of
this transaction and looking forward to hear from you.

N.B: Please reply me on my private email address: alex_kalje@yahoo.fr

Best Regards,

Barrister ALEX KALJE (Esq)
Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso.
West Africa.

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