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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: "sam dede" <samdede03@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 08:38:36 +0000
Subject: MR SAM DEDE

Goodday ,

Top of the day to you over there and may the good God bless you with all
that you are asking him this new year and most important good health.

Please I have it in mind that this letter will come to you as a surprised
but you shouldn’t worry as I will explain myself to you and my intention of
writing to you.

I am MR SAM DEDE in-charge of auditing and accounting section of APEX BOND
LOME - TOGO in West Africa. I have decided to contact you on a business
transaction that would be very beneficial to both of us.

The venture is a high profit, low risk venture that would take at the most
two weeks to process. While carrying out auditing and investigation
exercise in
our bank, I came across an account which has been dormant for quite a
while. Upon in-depth investigation this account as found to belong to a Mr
BENJAMIN JAMES Whom I found to have died interstate, and since then all
attempts to trace his next of kin has been fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that Mr BENJAMIN JAMES did not declare
any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his
Bank Deposit paperwork in our Bank And moreover he died with all members of
his family on the flight 111 Plane that crashed in Nova Scotia in the year
September 4, 1998.

According to Togolese Law, at the expiration of seven years, the funds will
be un-claimable and revert to the ownership of the Togolese Government if
nobody applies to claim the fund. In order to avert this negative
development, I seek to put you over as the next of kin so that the funds
will be released to you as the next of kin to this fund. I am writing to you
because, as public servants, we cannot operate a foreign account. All the
whole arrangement for you to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next
of kin to the deceased will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your
interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit yourself to this
great business opportunity. Thus this process must be done through its legal
means.

On smooth conclusion of this transaction, a certain percentage of this fund
has been mapped out for you as your entitlement which I will let you know
upon your reply of interest on this transaction with also the total amount
involed. Please, you are advised to keep this transaction a top secret as I
am still in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this
deal with you.

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 and further investment, either in your
country or any country you advice us to invest in.

All other necessary information will be send to you when I hear from you. I
suggest you get back to me ASAP stating your wish in this deal.

However, I wish you give me your phone number where I will call you for more
detailed information.

Yours faithfully,
MR SAM DEDE.


NB- PLEASE KINDLY REPLY THIS MESSAGE THROUGH THIS MY MOST PRIVATE EMAIL
ADDRESS AS ( ...)

NB- check on this website for more info on the Plane Crash.

http://www.greatdreams.com/crash.htm

FLIGHT 111 - PLANE CRASH - NOVA SCOTIA
1- BENJAMIN JESSE-JAMES.
2- BENJAMIN STACEY.
3- BENJAMIN WAHKYN.
4- BENJAMIN WHITNEY GINGER.

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