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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: "obodo eze" <drobodoezei@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:32:37 +0200
Subject: confidentiality

>From Dr.Obodo Eze.
Auditing And Accounting Unit
Foreign Operation/Remittance Dept
Progress Investment Bank (PIB)
Lome - Togo.
Tele:+228-9456559
Contact e-mail:(dr.obodoeze2@freesurf.fr)
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I am Dr. Obodo Eze,the Financial Controller in charge of Auditing and
Accounting section of Progress Investment Bank Lome-Togo in West
Africa,with due respect and regards, I write to solicit your assistance and
collaboration in actualising a business/financial transaction.I decided to
contact you on this business transaction hoping that it will be very
beneficial to both of us at its succesful conclusion.

As it may interest you to know,I got your information through internet when
I was searching for a reliable,honest and trustworthy person to entrust this
business with.I was simply inspired and motivated to pick your contact from
the many names and lists in the e-mail directroy.I was divinely and
spiritually motivated to pick your e-mail specially to champion this. The
amount is large, accepted, but I have the feeling that you can conveniently
handle it without
any problem.

During our investigation and audting in this bank, my department came across
a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on 31
October, 1999 in a plane crash aboard an Egyptian Airline 990.The fund has
been dormant in his account
under our custody without any claim of the fund either from his family or
relation before our discovery to this development.

Personally,I kept this information after the discovery secret between me and
my partner.We also smartly audited the account to sooth our purpose for a
future plan.This plan is now suitable for execution as we have done all the
spade work against future findings.The said amount was USD$14m (Fourteen
million, United States Dollars) Directives and needed documents or
information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest
and willingness to assist us in actualising this great plan. This is a
golden opportunity to benefit yourself and indirectly make our living in
this world worth the while.

In fact, we could have done this deal alone but because of our position in
this country as civil
servants. We are not allowed to operate a foreign account while under
service. As an executive staff in the bank, eye brows may be raised during
the course of
transfer if our account is used.

This is the actual reason why it will require a foreign party who will
forward claims as the next of kin. On your request to the bank and after the
official protocols,this money will be transferred into any given foreign
account by you. This aspect has been duly taken care of by us. I will not
fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free and will be
transacted in the most
legitimate manner.It may interest you to know that at the conclusion of this
business, you will be entitled to 25% of the total sum as compensation,while
70% will be held on trust for me and my partner. The balance of 5% will be
set aside to take care of expenses on both sides that may arise during the
course of transfer.We intend to enter into partnership business with you in
your country or any country you deem suitable.

Please,keep top secret and confidential of this proposal as we are still in
service and do not want to risk the loss of our job.We hope to happily
retire from service after we conclude this deal with you.

I personally will be monitoring the transaction and situation here in the
bank until you confirm the eventual transfer of the money in your account.We
shall visit your country for celebration and subsequent sharing of the fund
according to percentages previously indicated and to discuss about further
investment. Other information will be sent to you when I hear from you.I
suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this
deal.

For the confidentiality of this transaction reply
through this email Contact e-mail:
(dr.obodoeze2@freesurf.fr)
--------------------------

My regards.
Dr Obodo Eze
Call:+228-9456559.

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