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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Ali Azzi <aliazzi2001@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:49:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR QUICK REPLY NEEDED......












From The Desk Of  Mr Ali
 Azzi

Bill and Exchange manager,
Bank Of Africa
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.
 
My dear,
 
I chose to reach you through
this medium because it is the fastest and most reliable way of communication, as
I wish to solicit for your urgent assistance in what I strongly believe will be
of great benefit to both of us.
 
I am Mr
Ali Azzi, an Accounts Manager with BANK OF AFRICA in Burkina Faso. The
issue I am presenting to you is a case of one of my late customer, a national of
USA who died in a plane crash leaving an unclaimed treasury bills (Bonds) with
my bank.
 
In 2003, my late customer invested in treasury bill bonds here
in my Bank in Ouagadougou totalling 25.5 million USA Dollars ($25.500,000.00)
which was due to be collected in 2007 with accrued dividends. On my yearly
appraisal of my customers at the turn of every year, I discovered that this
fixed deposit remained overdue for retrieval. I had put up series of mails and
bank notifications to him which were sent Back uncollected. I later discovered
that he passed on along with his wife and his relations in a tragic air
crash.

Since his death, I have managed his account expecting any of his
extended relatives to come forward to claim his money but all attempts to trace
his relatives over the years has been fruitless since he did not declare any of
his relative's information in his banking records with us. Added to this
professional ethics obligates us to act with extreme confidentiality when
dealing with clients accounts of this type.
 
According to the banking law, the money will be bequeathed
to the government if it remains unclaimed with the next couple
months.
 
However, I don't belong to that school of thought who proposes
that the fortunes of unlucky people be given to the government and I am  fully
convinced that no one would turn up to execute the letter of Administration to
claim his funds before the next 2 months. Hence, I decided to contact you to
come in as the next of kin to my late customer so that the funds totalling
$25,500,000.00 can then be transferred to your nominated bank account in your
country within 20 working days after we have filed in your claims transfer
application to the bank.
 
I will prepare every operation that will assist
you to claim the funds as the next of kin and everything will be left between
you and me. The Share would be 40% for you and 60% for me.
 
Again, I feel
that you may be apprehensive and consider this amount too big for you to defend.
It does not matter, as there are documents to back it up. This transaction is
risk free and as the most senior account manager with the bank is rest assured
that all documents to enable you get this fund as the next of kin will be
carefully  worked. Do not be bothered that you are not related in any way to my
late customer as I am in position to affix your name as the next of
kin.



 FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESENDIT
TO ME).
1) Your FullName:-.................................
2)
YourAge:-...........................................
3)
MaritalStatus:-....................................
4) Your CellPhone
Number:-..................
5) Your
FaxNumber:-..............................
6)
YourCountry:-.....................................
7)
YourOccupation:-...............................
8)Sex:-...................................................
9)Your
Religion:-....................................
10)PHOTOGRAPH............



to my private email address  ( aliazzi2001@gmail.com ) for confidentiality, to enable me talk to
you before I send you the certificate of deposit and other relevant information
relating to this fund transfer.
 
I need not emphasize the confidentiality
of this issue and I therefore appeal to you not discuss this request with
anybody, even if you decline to take full advantage of this great and urgent
opportunity in my bank.
 



 
Sincerely,
 
Mr Ali
Azzi

 






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