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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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Fraud email example:

From: ferdinard_dr@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 13:55:07 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?DR=20FERDINARD=20GALLICK?=

FROM DR FERDINARD GALLICK
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
CEMAC BANK OF AFRICA,
COTONOU-BENIN REPBLIC.


ATTN:PLEASE,


MY NAME IS DR FERDINARD GALLICK, A BANKER BY PROFESSION AND
CURRENTLY A DIRECTOR WITH CEMAC BANK OF AFRICA COTONOU
BENIN REPUBLIC BRANCH.

I GET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IN MY SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE
AND RELIABLE PERSON TO HELP ME CLAIM THE SUM OF UD$15
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN OUR BANK BY ONE
OF OUR CUSTOMER WHO DIE WITH THE WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN ON
THE 21ST DAY OFAPRIL 2000 IN A CAR CLASH ALONG NOVESSEL
ROAD.

SINCE HIS DEATH NO ONE HAS COME UP AS HIS NEXT OF KIN AND
ALL OUR EFFORTS TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS IMMEDIATE
FAMILY HAS PROVE ABORTIVE THAT WAS WHY I DECIDED TO SEE IF
I CAN GET ANYBODY WHO HAS THE SAME SURNAME OR LAST NAME
WITH HIM VIA INTERNET PREFERABLY SOME ONE OF THE SAME
NATIONALITY WITH HIMWHICH I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ALL THE
QUALITIES WE NEED.

WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU IS TO PRESENT YOU TO OUR BANK AS
THE NEXT OF KIN TO OUR DECEASED COSTUMER HE WAS A DRILLING
CONTRACTOR WITH SOME OIL COMPANIES HERE IN WEST
AFRICA,BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE SAME SURNAME/LAST NAME WITH
HIM AND HE IS FROM THESAME COUNTRY WITH YOU.SO IT WILL BE
MORE ACCEPTABLE AND WISER TO PRESENTYOU THROUGH PAPER WORK
TO THE BANK FOR THE CLAIM OF THE TOTAL FUND.

I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS THAT THE
BANK MAY REQUEST FROM YOU AND FOLLOW UP THE TRANSFER OF
THE FUND INTO YOUR A/C AS AN INSIDER.IT WILL INTEREST YOU TO
KNOW THAT I AND MY PARTNERS HAS BEEN KEEPING OUR EYES ON
THIS FUNDS AND HAS PUT THE ACCOUNT BLIND AND
COVERED TO THE PUBLIC BY KEEPING THE ACCOUNT DORMANT TO
ENABLE OUR PLANS FOR THE FUNDS TO COME THROUGH AND THIS IS
THE TIME AND WE ARE HAPPY TO LOCATE YOU FOR THE PERFECTION
OF THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK A/C
TO BE GIVEN.

AS SOON AS I GET YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE I WILL UPDATE YOU
ABOUT THE MODE OF DISBURSEMENT AND WE WILL ALSO NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT INVESTING IN YOURCOUNTRY AS A WAY TO OF HELPING
YOU PEOPLE WHO SUPPOSE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS
FUNDS .

LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT RESPONSE BY UPDATING
ME WITH YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR
EASY COMMUNICATION.

YOURS SINCERELY,

DR FERDINARD GALLICK.





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