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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: "Dr Ginika Izundu" <drginika_iz254@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: drginika_iz2@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:27:56 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY,

Dr Ginika Izundu,
16 Kumdias Avenue
Dakar Senegal.
E-mail:drginika_iz@yahoo.com
Attention: The President/CEO.
I am Dr Wili Ikenge, Bank Manager in one of the leading banks here in Dakar Senegal. I have an urgent

and very confidential business proposition for you. A contract employers- Teaser Petroleum

Corporation made a numbered time Deposit for twelve calendar months,
valued at US$21,000,000.00 (Twenty one Million Dollars) in my bank. Upon maturity, I sent a routine

notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally

discovered from his contract employers, Teaser Petroleum Corporation
that MR. ANDREAS SCHRENNAER from Munich Germany died in a plane crash along with his entire

family in July 2000.PLEASE TAKE A CAREFULL LOOK AT THE BBC PUBLISHED Monday, 31 July,

2000, 13:22 GMT 14:22
UK:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Since we got this information about his death and on further investigation, I found out that he died

without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further

investigated and discovered that Mr. Andreas Schranner did not declare any kin or relations in all his

official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$21,000,000.00

is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each

year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of Senegal, at the expiration of 5

(five) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Senegalese Government if nobody applies

to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next

of kin to MR. ANDREAS SCHRENNAER so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the

hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your

full names and address so that I will place every necessary information about you in the late account

owner’s file and our computer data base as his next of kin entitled to inherit his deposited fund. We

shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the

necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favour for the transfer. A bank

account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to

you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio

of 50% for me and 30% for you. The remaining 20% will be for any expenses we might incurred during

the course of the transaction. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be

done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of

this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address above.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help

you understand the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for

easy communication.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable

for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my confidential email
address. drginika_iz@yahoo.com
Regards,
Dr Ginika Izundu,


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