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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: don kakas <donkakas00@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 19:26:39 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL!!!



INVESTMENT PROPOSAL!!!

Attn: Dear,

I want to formally announce and inform you about an intendtion to go into financial transaction with you or your Organisation, it involves my late American client named Madam Joan W.Rosenthal, she is from a beautiful and lovely town call Fort Lauderdale,in Florida, United States Of America.

Madam Joan W. Rosenthal when she was alive, SAVED and BANKED the total sum of US$1,750,000.00 in a TRUST FINANCE COMPANY here in Abidjan the Commercial Capital of a West African Country called Ivory Coast Cote D' Ivoire in French, this Funds where kept for the purpose of the Establishment, Development, Maintainance of a Charity Organisation, that will focus of the following areas:

1) THE ESTABLISMENT AND RUNING OF AN ORPHANAGE ANY WHERE IN THE WORLD!
2) FOOD PANTRIES!
3) CLOTHES BANK FOR DISTRIBUTIONS!

My writing is to request and know from you if you could pleased to be able to detailed me that you are HONEST enough as an Individual Member of the larger society to be OFFERED this funds for the Funds Administration.

I am seeking someone who is willing to be presented to the TRUST FINANCE COMPANY as Nominated Foreign Legal Beneficiary

I am interested in placing part or whole of this (TRUST FUNDS) into your Organisation,if your country`s bi-laws allows foreign Investment of this type.

I am writing following the impressive information about you,l assuming of your capability and reliability to champion this golden opportunity with my office, in March 2005 Global Trust Investment Bank Cote d'Ivoire discovered an abandoned sum of U.S$1,750,000.00 (One Million Seven Hundred and Fifty thousand US Dollars), in a bank account belonging to my late business client mentioned above, who was one of their foreign customer who died in the WORLD TRADE CENTRE along with her husband on 11 September 2001 in New York City USA.

Since her death and the news of the distruction of the WORLD TRADE CENTER, The bank has been expecting someone or any members of her family who may come up for this claim as the next of kin and legal Foriegn Beneficiary, i was told that i personally cannot release this Funds myself, the only way to release this Funds is seeking a trustworthy and honest individual who will agree to apply for the Funds as the next of kin and legal Foriegn Beneficiary, standing as family relation to the deceased as indicated in their banking guidelines and policies, unfortunately i learnt that her supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with her at the Terrorist Attack at the World Trade Centre in New York City leaving nobody behind for this claims.
It is therefore upon this discovery that I have decided to make this brilant businness proposal to you to act as the next of kin and relation to the deceased for the safety and subsequent disbursement since no-one is coming forth and l don´t want this Funds to go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill. According to Cote d'Ivoire Banking policies and guidelines: stipulates that if such Funds remain unclaimed after five years, the Funds will automatically be transfered into the Bank treasury as unclaimed funds.
l already agreed to offer you 30% of the total funds if you could honestly and urgently handle this Transaction faithfully, to act as the next of Kin and legal Foriegn Beneficiary to the security of this Funds into your Country or anywhere in the World, reimbursement will also be made for any expenses incured during the course of the transaction.
There after, I and my family will visit you for disbursement and for investment in your country after the success of this transaction.
Please, i will like you to know that any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another individual for this same purpose.

As soon as I hear from you I will forward to you all the relivant legal documentation requirement of proof to you for this claim for you to be named as the Legal Next Of Kin and Legal Beneficiary of this Funds.

Please kindly assure me that you will act accordingly as I have Stated herein in your reply.
Hoping to receive your reply soonest, if you could handle this honest request.

More Blessings,
AVOCAT DOMINIC KAKAS.D,
PERSONAL LEGAL AVISORY TO,
MADAM JOAN W.ROSENTHAL
Office Address: WINNERS LAW CABINET-ABIDJAN
3rd Floor, Business Plaza,P'Lot 385,
Rue L100, Deux Plateau,
ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE.
01BP 22 ABIDJAN 01.
07786115







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