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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: affiss koum <affiss.koum@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: affisskoum@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 04:16:25 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject: urgent

MR AFFISS KOUM
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT
CREDIT BANK BENIN
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC
WEST AFRICA.
DIRECT CONTACT:
+229 97 87 30 79

ALTERNATIVE EMAIL: affisskoum@yahoo.fr

My dear ,

I
am MR AFFISS KOUM, the director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of Credit Bank Benin republic in West Africa with due respect
and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction
that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the
transaction.

During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my
department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased
person who died on 30th january 2000 on Kenya Airways with aircraft
Airbus 310-304 at location Abidjan, Ivory Coast, with registration
number 5Y-BEN while travelling with his entire family, his wife, two
children and a maid on a festive visit to Abidjan and since his
untimely death the funds has been dormant in his account with this Bank
without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or
relation before our discovery to this development.

Although
personally, I kept this information secret within myself and partners
to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during
the time of execution. The said amount was (USD$24.1M)Twenty four
Million one Hundred Thousand united states dollars

As it may interest
you to know, I got your impressive information through my good friend
who works with chamber of commerce on foreign business relations here
in Cotonou-Benin, it is him who recommended your person to me to be
viable and capable to champion a business of such magnitude without any
problem.

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this
fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased and get the required
approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in
place, all directives and needed information will be relayed to you as
soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and
also benefit yourself to this great business opportunity.

In fact i
could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this
country as a civil servant, we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the
time of transfer because i work in this bank.

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 re-transferred into on his
request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the
correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted
from to your own designated bank account.

May i at this point
emphasize that this transaction is 100% risk free as i have made all
arrangements for a successful transaction as an insider of the bank
before contacting you.

On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you
will be entitled to 30%of the total sum as gratification, while 10%
will be set aside to take care of any expenses that may arise during
the time of transfer like telephone bills, fax and our travel tickets
to come over to your country for the sharing of the fund while 60% will
be for me and my partners.

Please you have been advised to keep this a
top secret as we are still in service and intend to retire from service
after we conclude this deal with you.

I will be monitoring the whole
situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account
and ask us to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the
fund according to percentages previously indicated and further
investment either in your country or any country you will advice us to
invest in.

All other necessary information will be sent to you on your
acceptance to champion this transaction with me. I suggest you get back
to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this deal.

For
confidentiality reasons,kindly call me on my direct line and also reply
to my private Email: affisskoum@yahoo.fr

Yours Faithfully,
MR
AFFISS KOUM
+229 97 87 30 79


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