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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: "Myriam Bankole" <Bankole_m3@on.kg>
Reply-To: bankole_p2000@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 11:53:20 -0600 (KGT)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MME MYRIAM BANKOLE.

FROM THE DESK OF MME MYRIAM BANKOLE.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER, BANQUE
INTERNATIONALE DU ABIDJAN ABIDJAN, COTE D,IVOIRE
EAIL/;bankole_p2000@yahoo.com


With due respect and humility, I write to you this proposal.I am the
anager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department of Banque
ternationale du Abidjan. I am writing following the impressive information
about you, l got your contact in my quest for a reliabe and capable person
to assist me in this deal.l trust your capability and reliability to
champion this businees opportunity.In my department,we discovered an
abandoned sum of U.S$11,5000,000M US dollars (Eleveen Million Five hundred
thousand US dollars).In an account that belongs to one of our foreign
customer who died in the WORLD TRADE CENTRE along with his entire family
on 11 September 2001 inNew York..Since we got information about his
death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come forward and claim
his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as
next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking
guidelines and policies but nfortunately we learnt that all his

supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at Urgly attack
at the World Trade
Centre leaving nobody behind for the claims. It is therefore upon this
discovery that I have decided to make this businness proposal to you to
transact this DEAL with you and to act as the next of kin or relation to
the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is
coming forth and l dont want this money to go into the Bank20treasury as
unclaimed Bill.According to our Banking policies and guideline here which
stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after five years,the
money will automatically be transfered into the Bank treasury as unclaimed
fund.My request for a foreigner to ac t as next of kin in this business is
by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a citizen of this
country cannot stand or put claims as next of kin to a foreigner. l agreed
to offer 30% of the total fund to you, for your assistance, to act as the
next of Kin to the foreigner,to provide

account, 10% will be for reimbursement of any expenses incured during the
curse of the transaction. There after, I and my family will visit your
country for disbursement and for investment in your country. Therefore to
enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must
apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased
indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private
telephone and fax number for easier and effective communication and
location where the money will be transfer. Upon receipt of your reply, I
will send to you by fax or email the text of the application. I will not
fail to bring to your notice that this ransaction is hitch free and that
you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements
have been made for the transfer. You should contact me immediately as soon
as you receive hope to hear from you imme diately.Yours
faithfully,Endeavour to respond through this my ultana tive
email;bankole_p2000@yahoo.com

MME MYRIAM BANKOLE.



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