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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: "Dr.Akim George" <akg_01@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 14:47:10 +0000
Subject: Reply needed.

From: Dr. Akim George.
Banque international du afrique
auditing department
lome togo.

Urgent Attention,

I have a proposal for you - this however is not mandatory nor will i in any
manner comple you to honour against your will.

I am Dr.Akim George, a Regional Manager with a reputable bank in
Lome-Togo(BANQUE INTERNATIONAL DU AFRIQUE),Here in this bank existed a
dormant account for the past 8 years which belong to a KOREAN,American
national who is now late Mr JUNG WOONG KIM,

When I discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals from this
account for this long period, I decided to carry out a system investigation
and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of the late
person is aware of this account.This is the story in a nutshell.
Now I want an account overseas where the bank will transfer this funds.

There after, I had planned to destroy all related documents for this
account. It is a careful network and for the past eleven months I have
worked out everything to ensure a hitch-free operation,The amount is not so
much at the moment and plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this
account stands at-(US$ 9.5 million US dollars).

Now the question is:-
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission? If you can sponsor this transfer.
Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.

Finally, it is my humble prayer that the information as contained herein be
accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it
deserves. I Expect your urgent response if you can handle this project.

Respectfully yours,
Dr.Akim George.
akim_george@hotmail.com

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