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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: shriram tete <shriram.tete15@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: shriram_tete@yahoo.ca
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 05:10:30 +0100 (BST)
Subject: VERY URGENT


DIRECTOR, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
ECO-BANK. LOME-TOGO.
B.P.-37-9 . 49

DEAR FRIEND,

I am Mr Shriram tete, Chief of Accountant for the bills and credits in the Foreign Remittance Department section of ECO-BANK Lome-Togo in West Africa.

I got your contact through an international web directory while I was searching for a reliable and trustwordthy person who can not betray me, because I have been praying to my God to direct me to the rightful person to entrust this fund to.
There was one of our client but he died on 1999 October in a plane crash which also claimed the life of his only child, Who untill death was the next of kin to the fathers money with ECO-BANK.

It is only me that knows his bank information, and I am the only director of the Banque who is aware that this client and his son (next of kin) were dead.
He left at about (US$5 Million) FIVE MILLION U. S. A. DOLLARS in his account. At this juncture I want to transfer this US$5 million into the account you have nominated. I will do the paper work here claiming that you are the next of kin to this client, and that you want to transfer the sum into your account abroad.

It is however agreed,as the account owner in this deal to allow you 30% of the entire sum as compensation, 65% will be held on trust for me while 5% will be used to defray any incidental charges and cost during the course of the transaction.
The transaction is 100% risk free.

Best Regerd,

Mr Shriram tete.


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