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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: bitris3 <bitrisekene@computermail.net> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 22:18:59 -0400
Subject: PLEASE RESPOND URGENTLY...



ATTENTION: NEXT OF KIN

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this by
virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET.

I am Barrister Bitris Ekene an attorney to Mr. Ahmed Ali, who
works with P.T. SAGA TRADE MURNI, INDONESIA, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in an Earthquake (Tsunami).
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/ which happened on the 26th December 2004 in Indonesia, India, Malaysia, etc. about 80,000 people died my client and his family was unfortunately involved, and he had Fifteen Million United States dollars (US$15M) which he had before his demise.

I want you to help me out so that the fund will be transferred into
your account you will stand as the next of kin to the late Ali. What I
needed from you is your sincerity and honest so that this fund will be
transferred into your account. For your kind assistance, you will be entitled to 40% of the total amount. Please, kindly know that there is no-risk involved in this transaction if you are interested to assist me, and
then send me your Telephone & Fax numbers where I can reach you your
address and Occupation because I need a capable and reliable person to handle this transaction.
PLEASE RESPOND TO MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:bitrisekene@computermail.net
Best regards,
Barrister Bitris Ekene.




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