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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: frank john <frankpjohn@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barristerfj@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:32:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please Respond ASAP.


Dear VICTIMNAME,

Compliment of the day, I got your mail well noted by me. First of all I will like to say thank you for your positive response in respect of the investment and business proposal I sent to you and for the question you asked if you can really trust me and also what you explained about Barrister Eze, In Cote D’Ivoire.

To this Effect, Hence I have contacted you I have sought your consent, to present you in claming this money from the bank where it was deposited with.

However, before we can start the transaction, I will like you to forward me the contacts of Barrister Eze,in Cote D’ Ivoire, so that I can report the matter to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission Nigeria , for investigation against him.

Therefore, as you asked, if you can really trust me, yes I want you to really trust me; you will not regret it, rather you will gain from it much well, because all arrangement of this transaction, would be made easy to you in Europe, as I will make sure everything about this transaction, get settled in Europe by the bank according to my instruction to them and how you act.

All I just need from you is your personality as a foreigner, to use and obtained approvals from the federal government of Nigeria, as the rightful beneficiary of the money with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Listen, I want you to kindly work according to how I advised you regarding to send me the Barrister Eze’s Contacts in Cote D’Ivoire, for investigation against him by Economic and Financial Crime Commission Nigeria.

As soon as you have done this I promise that you will have your inheritance funds claimed by the time they have get Barrister Eze, arrested.

Now to proceed with me, you are to send me your direct phone contact and your house address including international pass port, if it is possible for you to provide, but if you cannot provide it, you can just send your address and phone contact to reach you.

This information’s are what just needed from you to proceed and finalize this transaction with the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Finally, you have to take this matter serious because I am ready to work with you to make sure you claim your inheritance funds and still have this own deal finalized with the CBN bank and achieve our aim.

Once more, you should also take note: that this transaction should be kept secret between both of we as it would not bring side eye borrow, therefore, please kindly keep highly confidential and top secret.

Awaiting your positive response with the details required as quickly as possible.

Yours Sincerely.

Frank John.

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