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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: Samuel Kereku <samuel.kereku@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: infodomain.service01@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:57:43 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Dear customer,


Dear customer,

Who is Douglas William? I was trying to get you on phone regarding your US$4.8M but it seems as you don't want to pick my call, However, this Douglas William visited us with a lawyer From USA and application of claim over your $4.8Million USD, with this financial institution, Please, do confirm to us, as a matter of urgency if this man is really from you so that this office will not be held responsible for paying wrong person.

Based on board of directors meeting today, they have concluded to approve the payment on his favor since you failed to fulfill the necessary obligation given to you by the Bank Phb to process your payment. Therefore, if you are really serious and willing to receive your $4, 800, 000, 00,, kindly get back to us and I will work with you to complete the processing so that you will receive your fund,Moreover,remember to reconfirm your banking details information where to transfer the total sum of $4,800,000,00,into. 

Listen, it is very urgency to stopped this young man and the Lawyer who come along with him,because,if time is not taking, they will claiming your fund, Since Bank Phb Payment processing fee is $250,00, in my concerted efforts to actualize your fund payment with the convenient time schedule I will raise $150,00, so I am expecting $100,00 from you today, Please note that the reason why I decided to help you pay part of the money is because I don't want your Funds to be claiming by another unknowing people.

As an insider in this Financial Institution, I must assure you that once you have provided the part payment like as I have told you that I will help your out with $150,00,only for you to send $100,00 to the Bank, we bank Phb would now be under legal obligation to transfer the funds to you within 6hours we confirm this $100,further more, as a matter of urgency, you are advised to hurry up and send the $100,00, dollars today, so that I will have it completed with the $150,00, I have at hand right now to enable us process your payment file immediately.

Kindly make the payment through western union to below reference:
Receiver Name: _____Onyeka Obiedo.
COUNTRY: _____BENIN REPUBLIC.
CITY: _____COTONOU
Test Question: _$AA
Answer: _____$BB
 
I will like you to co-operate with me to retrieve this legacy payment left behind than allowing the young man and his Lawyer claiming your fund, I believed it is a life time opportunity which every reasonable human-being will never allow to slip by, We do business each day with an absolute commitment to ethics, honesty and credibility.
Am waiting for your urgent response.
Be warned! Earlier the better...

Yours Faithfully, 
Dr. Samuel kereku
Director, Bank Phb
Benin Republic in West Africa. 
Tel+229-98556138
Emails: infodomain.service01@yahoo.fr

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