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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: drsamfrank1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 14:44:25 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?good=20day?=

FROM: DR SAM FRANK
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
FINANCIAL TRUST BANK COTONOU,
BENIN REPUBLIC-WEST AFRICA.

My Dear,

REQUEST FOR COOPERATION ON A PRIVATE BUSINESS DEAL.

I am Dr Sam Frank the director in charge of auditing and accounting section
of financial trust bank Cotonou Benin Republic.

With due respect, i decided to contact you over this business financial
transaction worth the sum of TWENTY FOUR MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ($24,100,000M) in other to entrust this fund into your bank
account.

This is an abandoned fund that belongs to one of our bank customers Mr.
Mohamed Mohd Salaheldin who died in a plane crash on the OCTOBER 31, 1999,
along with his entire family of his wife, 2 children and a maid in an EgyptAir
Flight 990 plane crash on a festive visit from Los Angeles.

Since his untimely death the funds has been dormant in his account with
this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his
family or relation. I was very fortune to meet the deceased file when i
was arranging the old and abandoned customers files of 2000-2001 in other
to submit to the bank managements accordingly for documentation purposes.

Although personally,i keep this information secret within myself and partners
to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the
time of execution.

FOR MORE DETAILS VISITE:http://www.greatdreams.com/plane990.htm)

Since the death of Mr. Mohamed Mohd Salaheldin's and up till this time of
writing no next of kin or relation of his has come forward to claim his
fund.Naturally, as long as late Mohamed Mohd Salaheldin's fund remains unclaimed,
the bank remains richer in free funds with his fund.

As it may interest you to know,i got your impressive information through
a Management Consultant friend of mine, who has travelled widely, ncluding
your country. It is him who recommended your person to me to be viable and
capable to champion a business of such magnitude without any problem.

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide
next of kin to the deceased Mr Mohamed Mohd Salaheldin, get the required
approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place.
And directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as
you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit
yourself to this great business opportunity.

In fact i could have done this deal alone but because of my position in
this country as a civil servant,we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account and would eventually raise an eyebrow on my side during the time
of transfer because i work in this bank.This is the actual reason why it
will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next
of kin to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he/she will
need the money to be re-transferred into on his/her request as it may be
after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of
the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designated
bank account.

May i at this point emphasize that this transaction is 100% risk free as
I have made a successful arrangements as an insider of the bank before
contacting you. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled
to 35% of the total sum as gratification, while 60% will be for me and my
partners. Please 5%, will be preserved for helping the helpless people,
like charity organization and motherless babies homes. you have been adviced
to keep this a top secret as we are still in service and intend to retire
from service after we conclude this deal with you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm
the money in your account and ask us to come down to your country for subsequent
sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further
investment, either in your country or any country you advice us to invest
in.

All other necessary information will be sent to you on your acceptance to
champion this transaction with me.

I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible or you contact me on my
private line +229 44 78 77 stating your wish in this deal.

Looking forward to a mutual beneficial business relationship.

Yours Faithfully,
Dr Sam Frank
TEL:+229 44 78 77

N/B: After reading this mail and you are interested in champoining this
transaction with me, please contact me on my private email: drsamfrank4@yahoo.fr





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