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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: t_joseph@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 13:21:07 +0000
Subject: LETS DO THIS TOGETHER.

Auditing and Accounting Unit
Foreign Operations Department
of a bank here in Abidjan
Cote D'ivore West Africa.
Email:(t_joseph@terra.com.mx)

DEAR SIR,

I am Mr.Joseph Traore,one of the Directors in charge of Auditing and Accounting
section in EcoBank in West Africa and also Chairman of Investigating and
Auditing Department of this Bank.

With due respect and regard, I have decided to contact you on a Business
Transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us and our families
in future.

During our Investigation and Auditing in this Bank, my department came across
a very huge sum of money belonging to one Deceased Mr.Morris Thompson 61
years,of Fairbanks, Alaska America who died on January 31st 2000 with Alaska
Airlines Flight 261.You can as well confirm it by yourself through under
stated Website of the incident
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ and if you want to
know more about the man himself, you can check
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html
As the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any
claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation because
he did not indicate any next of kin to this account incase of death such
as these.

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.The said amount is U.S $25.5m (Twenty Five Million, five
hundred thousand United States Dollars).As it may interest you to know,
I got your impressive information through one of my good friends who works
with Chamber of Commerce on foreign business relations here in Abidjan Cote
D'Ivoire though I did not disclose the deal to him.

Meanwhile as a Senior Staff in this bank, and the Director of Auditing and
Accounting, I have in my possession all the necessary documents to perfect
this deal by making you the bonafide next of kin/Partner whom this money
will be transferred into your account.

I need your assistance and co-operation to get this deal done. Because as
a foreigner, you stand a better position to be presented through documentation
as the next of kin/Partner since the deceased is also a foreigner,this is
the reason why I could not do this deal alone as an Ivorian and a Blackman
as well.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free.
On smooth Conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 35% of
the total sum as gratification,while 1% will be set aside to take care of
expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills,
while 64% will be for me and my partners.

Please, you have been advised to keep this "Top Secret" as we are still
in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal
with you. And I assure you that this transaction will not last more than
10 working days and you confirm the money in your account.

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 vital information will be sent to you when I hear
from you. I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your
wish in this deal. I am expecting your urgent reply as soon as you receive
this message.

Please send your response through my alternative email addresses below
for security measures (t_joseph@terra.com.mx)
( God bless you And your family )
Best Regards,
Mr.Joseph Traore


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