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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: "Vicktor Tatabin" <vicktortatabin27@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:58:13 +0100
Subject: Business contact

FROM, MR, WEMBE ITAH.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
ECO BANK OF AFRICA, ACCRA GHANA BRANCH
WEST AFRICA.

Dear Rob Heijmans


I am Mr, Wembe Itah Bill and exchange manager eco bank of Africa, Accra
Ghana-west Africa.
I want to introduce you to a very good business that will benefit both of
us.First of all, i get your contact info from surfing the internet in my
office where i am searching for whom to trust in this transaction before i
saw your contact and pray over it for God to touch your mind to assist in
this transaction.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war, one of our customer named Mr.Khalid Faza who
was a business man here in in Ghana made a numbered of fixed deposit for 19
calendar months, with a value of Five million and five hundred thousand
United State Dollars ($5,5M USD) in my branch. Upon maturity several notice
was sent to him, even during the war, Again after the war another
notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later find out
that the Man and his family had been killed during the war in bomb blast
that hit their home. After further investigation, it was also discovered
that Mr. Khalid Faza did not make any provision or include anyother persons
name who can come and claim this money in his official papers including the
paper work of his bank deposit.
Now, Five millions and five hundred thousand United State Dollars is lying
fallow in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it.
My suggestion to you is that I will like you to assist in retreiving this
sum as we civil servant here did not permit to operate any foreign account
and i need your assurance that you will not betray me when finaly the sum
get into your bank account because this is a very good life opportunity in
which me and you will benefit a lot from it, and the transaction is hitch
free because all avenue to ensure a smooth transfer of this sum has been
taken care of and i am giving you 100% assurance that you are nto going to
loose anything untill this money is transferred to you. All i need from you
is your utmost secrecy in this transaction so that nothing will stop the
movement of the transfer as me and my colleague who have acquintance of the
sum have successfully moved this sum to a bank in europe which i cannot
disclose the name to you untill i have your full assurance of your
credibility and co-operation to assist us in securing this sum.
Should you be interested, please send me your contact information’s
to enable us discuss on the transfer procedures and sharing modalities.
Please kindly give your responce to this email address (weliehg@hotmail.com)
for smooth and confidential communication.

Your earliest response regards to this letter will be appreciated,
Kind Regards,
MR, WEMBE ITAH
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
ECO BANK OF AFRICA,(ACCRA,GHANA) BRANCH
WEST-AFRICA

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