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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: "Evans Onumba" <evansonumba02@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 08:50:01 +0000
Subject: Dearest: Friend,

Dearest: Friend,

My Name is Mr.Evansonumba a credit officer with the one of the
leading (Finance Trust House) here in Cotonou Republic Du Benin. In my
department i discovered an abandoned funds (USD 12 M) in an account that
belongs to one of our foreign customer (MR. WilliamKnudson, from California,
U S A) who died along with his
FRIENDinFebruary4,2000inaplanecrash.http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

Since i got information about his death, I have been expecting his next of
kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release itunless some
body applies for it as next of kin or relation to thedeceased as indicated
in our banking guidlings and laws but unfortunately we learnt that all
hissupposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at theplane
crash leaving nobody behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this
discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you
andrelease the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased
for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for itand we
don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.

The banking law and guidline here stipulates that if such money remained
unclaimed after Six years, the money will be transfered into the bank
treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this
business is occassioned by the fact that the customer was aforeigner and an
Indigene cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.

Your percentage will be declare to you as soon as you indicate your
interest.I will visit your country for disbursement according to the
percentage indicated
.
Therefore, to enable the immediate move of this fund to you arranged,you
must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased
indicating.

1.Your full name and address
2.Your telephone and fax number for easy communication.
3.Your company's name and address.

Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of
the application .I will not fail to bring to your noticethat this
transaction is hitch-free and that you should not entertain anyatom of fear
as all required arrangements have been made for the movement of the money.

You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this
letter.Trusting to hear from you immediately.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr.Evansonumba
Reply me here : onumba_okeosisi@latinmail.com


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