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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: "niit98 98" <niit98@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:33:02 +0200
Subject: urgent business

FROM:MR.FRANK MOUMO.
Auditing and Accounting Unit
Foreign Operation Department.
ABSA BANK SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG.
PHONE: 27 83 9560 868.

Dear Friend,

This Letter Was First Sent To You Via Post Mail Two Months Ago, But
Uptill Now, I Have Not Heard From You. Based On This, I Decided To Reach
You Through This Means. Though,I Know For Security Reasons, This Is Not The
Safest Means To Reach You, But Was Left
With No Other Viable Option Since There Is The Pressing Need To Reach You. I
Am Quite Sure That This Mail Will Surprise You Since I Have Not Been Having
Previous Correspondences With You.


I am MR FRANK MOUMO, a worker in charge of auditing and accounting section
of ABSA BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA, with due respect and regard. After viewing
your impressive profile during my resarch in country website,I then decided
to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to
both of us at the end of the transaction.

We had a foreign client who deposited a huge sum of money amounting
to(US$27.Million) with our
bank.Eventually, this client was among the victims of EGYPT AIR BOEING 767
FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the 31-10-1999 in U.S.A

http://www.greatdreams.com/PassEAir990.htm but, since then we have not had
any body coming for the claims as the next of kin. A situation I have
monitored closely with my position in the bank.

Now, having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his
death, and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past four
years plus because he actually died with his family, I have removed the file
to my private volt. I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the
next of kin as every other arrangement has being concluded by me and I am
only waiting for a foreigner to enable me move the fund to his account.
This does not have
any risk attached to it as all the internal documentations will be handled
by me. I therefore
request you to confirm your interest by a return message and I will furnish
you with details mostly to
explain how legal this is. Your interest will be negotiable before we
commence the operation.You should not shrink back for reason of
legality,this is a very clean deal..get back to me for details ok!

The question of how I come to knowing you should not boarder you as
relationships starts a day and may last forever..get back to me for more
detail explanations and with your telephone number and fax number.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Yours partner to be

MR.FRANK MOUMO.

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