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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: "From Mr Paul." <paullansanatg@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 06:32:26 +1100
Subject: From Mr Paul. would like to share a Subaru Assured Vehicle with you.

Subaru

From Mr Paul. would like to share the following Subaru Assured vehicle with you.

FROM Mr MR PAUL LANSANA
AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK
Togo - Lome West Africa.

ATTN;


OFFER PROPOSAL FOR YOU.
.
I know that this message comes to you as a surprise, since we do not know each other before, but with a view to joining, I Mr. Paul Lansana, auditing and accounting UNIT, INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK Lome Togo-Est account opened in this Bank in 1990 and, after going through some old files in the records, I discovered that nobody works on this subject since 2002.According to our records, the owner of this account is DR. George Brumley an alien from the United States {}. After several routine notifications of our outstanding clients, his staff said that our leaders DR.GEORGE W. Brumley died when a Kenyan Airways crashed off the coast of West Africa in July 2003.Pleas e I want to visit the site for more information about the crash died DR George Brumley and his family.:

www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

My investigation proved to me that nobody knows about this account or any thing against him, the bank knows about this account and the same account has other beneficiary. This account is currently accommodates the amount involving $ 8.5 million US dollars of the United States. With all due respect and confidence of the people I contact you because of the need to attract strong foreign currency account with the beneficiaries, who will coordinate this motif. I want you to help me claim this fund into your account.At a recent meeting with the Board of Directors in our Bank discussed the unclaimed funds lying in our bank, and therefore decided to postpone the motion contained in Article 13 (b) of paragraph (IV) from the protocol of the board.I need your full cooperation to make this facility a success, be cause the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give you immediately if you are able and willing to deal with such amount of confidence, my instructions and recommendations for our mutual benefitbecause this opportunity during my life, I do not want to miss.it I need truthful person in this business because I do not want to make a mistake, besides, I need your strong assurance, trust and sincerity. I must assure you that from my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any reliable foreign account which you can provide in full confidence that this money will be safe and well guided pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing.I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money into your account with appropriate clearance forms of ministries and agencies of foreign currencies.You will also need to come to Togo, to discuss with me face to face, and then make a remittance in your presence and two of us will fly to your country for withdrawal plans, exchange and other investments.Please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take to implement the fund immediately. Send a private telephone and fax numbers, bank details (bank name, address, and / C name and so on) I want to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement, so we can get this money in foreign currency accounts or accounts in your choice.At the conclusion of this case you will receive 45% of the total, 50% will be for me, and 5% will be for any expenses that may arise during the transaction transaction, I look forward to your prompt response. Please contacts me through this my private e-mail box for details . paullansanatg@gmail.com

Yours.
Sincerely,

 
 

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