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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: Prince Thomas Bode<frankezeh@tatanova.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 16:36:37 +0530
Subject: DATE: 01/04/ 2005

DATE: 01/04/ 2005

FROM: PRINCE THOMAS BODE

FOR THE KIND ATTENTION OF :FROM: PRINCE THOMAS BODE

FOR THE KIND ATTENTION OF : ASSOCIATE

SIR,

I am PRINCE THOMAS BODE.the Manager Foreign Operations department of a
prime bank here in NIGERIA. My search for a trustworthy individual/firm has
led me to you. I came across your contact while looking for a worthwhile
investments or projects that I can be affiliated with.I am writing you this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to
carry out this transaction.
THE PROPOSITION

A foreigner, Late ENGINEER DAVID CHING CHEN, from Taiwan a Gold, Diamond
merchant/Contractor with the federal Government of NIGERIA, until his death\on board the
American Flight 587, an Airbus A310 left JFK, bound for Dominican Republic that
crashed in Queens New York, USA. Banked with us here and had a balance of
US$120,000,000.00 (ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) which the bank
now expects a next of kin to claim as beneficiary, Valuable efforts are
being made by our bank to get in touch with any of the Chen's family or
relatives but to no success. It is because of the perceived possibility of not
being able to locate any of Late Engr, David Ching Chen next of kin (he had
no wife nor children that is known to us). The management under the
influence of our Chairman and members of the Board of Directors are making
arrangement for the funds to be declared "UNCLAIMED" and will be lost to the
Federal Government or subsequently be donated to the Trust Fund for Arms and
Ammunition to further enhance the course of war in West Africa . In order to
avert this negative development, some of my colleagues and I now seek your
permission to have you stand as a next of kin to Late Engr, David Ching Chen so
that the funds USD120M would be released and paid into your account as the
beneficiary next of kin. All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will
be carefully worked out. We have secured from the probate an order of
mandamus to locate any of deceased beneficiary and more so we are assuring you
this business is 100% risk free involvement. Your share stays while the rest
would be for myself and my colleagues for investment purposes. According to
agreement within both parties. As soon as we receive an acknowledgement of this
message in acceptance of our mutual business proposal, we will furnish you with
the necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to suite both parties
without any conflict. We have agreed that 30% of the money will be for you for
your assistance in this transaction, while 10% has been mapped out for
expenses that will be incurred on both sides in the course of this transaction
and 10% will be donated to the charity organization while 50% will be for
my colleagues and I. If this proposal is acceptable by you do not make
undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed on you, then kindly get to me
immediately.
Please furnish me with your most confidential Telephone .

Regards,
PRINCE THOMAS BODE.

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