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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: David Mark <davidmarkyes1@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 13:27:56 +0100
Subject: I WANT TO HELP YOU OUT, FEEL FREE AND TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS? WHY DID
YOU ABANDONED YOUR INHERITANCE FUND.


Attn Fund Beneficiary,



I WANT TO HELP YOU OUT, FEEL FREE AND TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS? WHY DID YOU ABANDONED YOUR INHERITANCE FUND.



what is going on? Why did you abandoned your Fund worth of $5.5 million
united state dollars, upon you know that everything is already completed
but only awaiting to hear from you for the claim. Why do you just kept
silent for long? What happened?



We have emailed you several times but not yet receive any respond from
you. We have been receiving so many different emails from people who
want to claim this fund; they said that you are the one who instruct
them to claim out the fund in your name, while they are not. Some claim
to be your relations in other for us to send the fund to them.



I refused to send the fund to those people because; there’s is no
genuine evidence proves from them. I know that something make you to
give up and that is the reasons why i am here to help you out, your fund
has been long here and I don’t want in a situation whereby it can be
direct into the federal government account.



Thank God that the formal director who is making this difficult for you
was arrested and jail now, because we discovered that he is the cause of
the whole problem. In fact,it was revealed that you were frustrated by
the top officials of the bank, but at the end, you gave up, and
considered the funds not been real. Well, I am here today to inform you
that your fund is 100% legitimate. What you faced was trying to claim
your funds from the wrong channel.



Therefore, I need to know the condition that make you to abandon your
fund, please don’t hide your feeling, open up; so that we can assist you
in any condition to ensure that your fund is release to you.



I assured you that your fund will be release to you within the next 48
hours once you show maximum co- operation with this, Please if you are
willing to receive your fund,then you should contact our Director, Mr
Frank Mba on this E-mail address; ( frankmbaonly1@yahoo.com ) and also
call him immediately on his telephone number;+234-80-344-44408 because
he is now in position to assist you.



NOTE; that the fund can be sent to you only on these option’s



(1) through Bank to Bank wire Transfer.

(2)Through ATM Master Card Delivery

(3) Through Cash delivering



Therefore, he will need to know how you wish to receive your fund.
Please tell him how the fund can be sent to you either through any of
the above options.



Remember to reconfirm your current information to him such as;



Your Full Name...................

Home Address......................

Country....................... .........

Mobile Telephone Number........................ .

Age/sex....................... ..................

Occupation.................... .................

Attach copy of your ID passport. OR Driving lic........................... .......



So feel free to contact our Director,Mr Frank Mba on this E-mail address;

( frankmbaonly2@yahoo.com ) He is waiting to hear from you as soon as possible.



Call him on phone, so that he will know that you are the one.



Thanks

Senator David Mark

+234-80-344-44408


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