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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: colloelv2@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 04:23:04 +0100
Subject: Very Important/Response Required


Hello,

I will like to solicit your help in a business
proposition, which is by nature very confidential
and
a Top Secret. I know that a transaction of this
magnitude will make any one worried and apprehensive
but I am assuring you not to worry, as all will be
well at the end of this endeavor.

I am Mr.Elvis Smith,Client Service Manager of African
Development Bank Group. My partners and I have
decided
to seek your help in transfer of some amount of
money
requiring maximum confidence from my bank.

A foreigner, Late Dr. Edward Torres who was an oil
merchant and contractor with the Federal Government
of
Nigeria until his death onboard the ill fated Kenyan
Airways bus {A310300} was our customer at the
AFRICAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK and had a balance of US$32 million
which the bank now expects his next of kin to claim
as
the beneficiary.

So far, valuable efforts has been made to get to his
people but to no avail, as he had no known
relatives.
More because he left his next of kin column in his
account opening forms blank. Due to this development
our management and the board of directors are making
arrangements for the funds to be declared unclaimed
and subsequently paid into the federal government
purse. Usually, funds of this nature end up in the
greedy pockets of some politicians due to our
corrupt
society.

To avert this negative development my colleagues and
I
have decided to look for a reputable person to act
as
the next of kin to late Dr. Torres so that the
funds
could be processed and released into his account,
which is where you come in.

We shall make arrangement with a qualified and
reliable attorney that will represent you in
liaising
with my bank for inconveniency of you coming to my
country. All legal documents to aid your claim for
this fund and to prove your relationship with the
deceased will be provided by us. Your help will be
appreciated with 20% of the total sum
(US$6,400,000).

Please accept my apologies, keep my confidence and
disregard this letter if you do not appreciate this
proposition I have offered you. Thank you very much
for your time.

I wait anxiously for your response.

Yours faithfully,

Elvis Smith

NB.You can also check this website for news story
about the crash two years ago.
http://www.usafricaonline.com/aircrashkenya.

From the desk of Elvis Smith
Client Service Manager African Development Bank Nigeria desk.
Tel:234-8034116809
Web Fax:+1-775-383-2732

All correspondence should be through my preffered email address below.

Alternative Email:colloelv5@yahoo.co.uk



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