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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: stanly2002@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 04:38:59 +0000
Subject: IN GOOD FAITH

FROM MR. STANLEY KAMARA.
FOREIGN REMMITTANCE DEPT.
BIAO BANK ABIDJAN
COTE D,IVOIRE.
Sir,
I am the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department
BIAO BANK Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.In my department, we discovered an abandoned
sum of U.S$15.5m U S dollars (Fifteen million, five hundred thousand U S
dollars),in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died
along with his entire family in a plane crash.

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next
of kin to come forward and claim his money because we cannot release it
unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased
as indicated in our banking guidelines and policies.Unfortunately we learnt
that his supposed next of kin or relation died along side with him at the
plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claims.

It is therefore upon this discovery that I and other officials in my department
now decided to make this businness proposal to you and release the money
to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent
disbursement since nobody is coming forth and we don't want this money to
go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.

According to our Banking policies and guidelines which stipulates that if
such money remained unclaimed after five years, the money will automatically
be transfered into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund.
The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by
the fact that the customer was a foreigner.
We agree that 25 % of this money will be for you as foreign partner, in
respect to the provision of a foreign account, 5 % will be for reimbursement
of any expenses incured during the curse of the transaction and 80 % would
be for me and my colleagues.

There after I and my colleagues will visit your country for disbursement
according to the percentages indicated.Therefore to enable the immediate
transfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank
as relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating his bank information
with our bank and your bank co-ordinates where you would like the fund to
be wired in your favour as the next of kin.Do also include your direct telephone
and fax number for easy communication.

Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text
of the application. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction
is hitch free and that you should not entertain any fear as all required
arrangements have been made for the transfer .

You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter. Trusting
to hear from you immediately.
Yours faithfully,

FROM: MR. STANLEY KAMARA.


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