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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: "Terfar Otis" <otis060@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: otisT@latinmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:42:29 +0000
Subject: Urgent Reply Needed Call Me

FROM THE DESK OF:MR. TERFAR OTIS,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(A.D.B)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO,
WEST AFRICA.
AlTER ADDRESS..otisT@latinmail.com
TEL: +226 76 44 96 52

Dear Sir/ Madam
(URGENT).
I am Tertar Otis.the Director in charge of Auditing section in African
Development Bank(A.D.B) here in Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa.I
Know that this business proposal may come to you as a suprise but with due
respect i want you to Forgive my indignation, if this message comes to you
as a surprise. AS IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW, I GOT YOUR PROFILE WITH YOUR
IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION THROUGH MY INTERNET SEARCH HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU
BURKINA-FASO then I made up my minde to contact you on this particular
project that will be very beneficial to both of us for our future welfare.
During our auditing in this Bank,I came across some amount of money
belonging to a deceased foreigner who is also our customerand also one of
the share holder in our bank. the name of the deceased is Mr.Sheu Yuan-dong
he died with his wife and their only daughter on February 16,1998 in a
plane crash.Then the fund in his account has been dormant in this bank for
past seven years now,(without been in service), now the bank has not see the
next of kin or relation to put claim to this fund in our bank custody.
before my discovery to this lastest development.the deceased is a
nationality of Taiwan, He was the Governor of Taiwan Central(Reserve)Bank.
The said amount is U.S $15.5.00(FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS).And i contacted you for the project to Asisst me for foriegn
account where this fund will be transferred, i saw this project as big
business oppurtunity for both of us because no body has report to this bank
as a next of kin or business partiner to this family, I want you to know
that I never master minded the death of the deceased. he is a big lost to
this bank because he is good customer.but i deceided to transferrred the
fund out of this bank instead the fund will be in bank Treasury. that is
why i deceided to plnned this deal with you,after my three daysfasting and
prayer

Their death was occured Naturally.
Please you can View the website: if it pleases you
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/
FOR YOUR INFORMATION BEEN YOU NOT A TAIWANESE WILL NOT POSE ANY PROBLEM FOR
THE SUCESSFUL TRANSFER ON THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. All the whole
arrangement to put claim over this fund as the Bonafide next of kin to the
deceased has been put in place and directives will be relayed to you as soon
as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit
your self to this great business opportunity.

In this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a
foreign account. This is the actual reason why it will require a second
party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and
also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be
transferred depend on your chioce. Our Banking law stipulates that if such
money remained unclaimed after seven years, the money will be transferred
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 and a Burkinabe cannot stand as next of kin.
I dont want this money to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.
rather i want it to be pull out of this bank.instead some the money will be
used in helping the motherlelss babies and poor masses in the street.Be
rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free.
On conclusion of this Project, you will be entitled to have 40% of the total
sum as gratification,while 60% will be for me.Please you have been adviced
to keep "topsecret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from
service after I conclude this deal with you. I will fly down to your country
for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously
indicated and further investment will be discussed.
On your acceptance to be my partner, please email me for a brief discussion
before we proceed. Please keep this proposal secret, even if you dont want
to assist me. I look forward to receive your urgent reply.thank you for
respecting my person. i want you to be convinced that the money is under
bank authorties dialogue before i contacted you.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Tertar Otis
Director in charge of Auditing section ( ADB)

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