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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: jean_r_amos@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 03:35:07 +0200
Subject: YOUR COLLABORATION IS REQUIRED.

FROM:MR. JEAN ROBERT AMOS.
SUBJECT: YOUR COLLABORATION IS REQUIRED.

Sir,

I am Mr.Jean Robert Amos an auditing /accounting officer with the INTERNATIONAL
BANK OF LAFRIQUE DE LOUEST (BIAO) Abidjan Cote ivory.

Do not be surprise to receive this proposal from me as I have the confidebnce
that you can be capable of taking advantage of this good opportunity with
me. I wish to inform you that I discovered abandoned funds in our bank
totaling USD 11.5 million dollars which our bank is trying to reconvert
into its own treasury if nobody comes forward for the claim of the fund.According
to the existing laws guiding this bank any amount that is left unclaimed
for certain period of time should be reclaimed by the bank as unclaimed
fund.

This fund has been here and unclaimed for many years.However, upon further
investigation I discoverred that the fund belonged to one of our customers
of GERMAN origin who died with all his family in an air crash and so
far no person has presented himself/ herself as next of kin of the late
account owner. Inorder to prevent this fund from been reclaimed by the bank
here as unclaimed fund I have contacted you so that we can join hands
together and move this fund out of this country to your personal or company
bank account for investment overseas.

I have decided to share the fund with you as follows after you receive thie
fund in your account:- 30% goes to you for your active assistance and
maximum cooperation to receive this fund in your account. 5% shall be
set asside to offset any expences that may be incured here and at your
side during the transfer of the fund to your account while the remaining
55% of the fund shall be retained by me.

I wish to assure you that I have made all the useful arrangement to have
the fund approved in your name by the bank authority as the next of kin
of the late account owner as soon as you contacted the bank for the claim
of the fund. There is no risk involved in this transaction. All you need
to do is to indicate your interest to share this opportunity with me with
sincere heart.I have all the required information of the late account owner
which the bank will require for approval of the fund in your favor. As soon
as I receive your mail confirming your interest to collaborate with me in
this great opportunity I will send the officially acceptable text of claim
application as next of kin to you which you will complete and send back
to the bank as the next of kin of the late account holder.

Please , you must not disclose this to anybody and you must not at any point
in time let the bank know that Iam the one that supplied you all the information
of the late account owner . I

I am anxiously waiting for your favorable response.

I advise you to reply me through this my most private email address: jean_r_amos@yahoo.com.


Thank you.

Mr. Jean Robert Amos.


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