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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: "ellixaazizz4477@yahoo.de" <felixazizz@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:02:28 +0200
Subject: FROM MR FELIX AZIZZ


*FROM Mr Felix Azizz JNR.
Manager of Audit & Acct.Dept.
Ecowas Union Bank (EUB).
COTONOU.BENIN REPUBLIC.**phone +229 97 77 13 05


Dear Friend.


( READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP SECRET) *

* Greeting, and how are you doing?I hope fine.Please let this my message
do not be a surprise to you because I got your informations and lay
trust in you before i contacted you.I am the Director incharge OF AUDIT &
ACCOUNTANCY DEPARTMENT of our bank and i decided to contact you over
this financial transaction worth the sum of Nine million Six hundred
thounsand Dollars.($9,600,000.00).This is an abandoned fund that belongs
to one of our foreign customers who died along with his completely
family.
**http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html*
<http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html>*
I was very fortunate to came across the deceased file when I was
arranging the old and abandoned customers files of 2003-2004 in other to
submit to the bank managements accordingly for documentation purposes.It
is clearly stated in our BANKING FOREIGN POLICY and signed lawfully
that if such fund remains unclaimed by the NEXT OF KIN till the period of
EIGHT(8) years starting from the date when the beneficiary died, the
money will be transferred into the BANK TREASURY as an unclaimed
fund.Besides,it is not authorized by the law guiding our bank for a citizen of
Benin to make the claim of the fund.

So the request of you as a foreigner is necessary to apply for the
claim and transfer of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account as
the NEXT OF KIN to the deceased.When the fund is transferred into your
account,Thirty five PERCENT(35%) will be for you in an assistance and
in provision of the bank account,%15 Is set aside for incured expences
incured,while Fifty PERCENT (50%) will be for me.and my colleague.

If you are really sure of your intergerity, trustworthy and
confidentiality, reply with your contact necessary for the transfer
and call me as
you so that I will let you know the steps to follow in order to
finalize this transaction immediately.I will be waiting for your urgent
reply.

My regards to you and your family,

(FROM Mr Felix Azizz** JNR.
Manager of Audit & Accountancy Dept*

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