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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: "isa balogun" <isabalogun001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 20:52:28 +0100
Subject: private




Hello

I am Franklin Abbi the Auditing and accounting manager
United Bank for Africa,i request your co-operation in
the project of US$25 Million that was deposited in my
bank by Mr.Rudi Fassnacht from Cologne,Germany in the
year 2000.This money according to his explanation was
given to him by an undisclosed football philantropist to
shop for African players for his new club in Germany,
Unfortunately he died along with his entire family on
31st July 2000 in a plane crash without concluding that
very assignment.
Since we got this information about his death, we have
been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim
his money because we cannot release it unless some body
applies for it as his next of kin or relation to the
deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines and laws
but unfortunately we
learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation
died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving
nobody behind for the claim.
The banking law and guidelines here 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 a foreigner as his next of
kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the
customer was a foreigner.

The point is that his employers are not aware of his
deposit with us,the whole details relating to Mr.Rudi Fassnacht deposit is
also with me.I am looking forward
for a foreigner like you who will act as the next of kin
actually not coming to my country for the claim but the
fund can be wired transfered into your provided
account.I have worked out modalities of achieving my aim
by appointing you as the next of kin as well as to
transfer the money abroad for us to share.
If you agree to act as the next of kin to enable me
transfer the money to our own benefit,i will give you
40% of entire sum,60% will be for me.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLANE CRASH, VISIT THIS SITE BELOW
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Best regards,
Franklin Abbi.

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