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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: "Bode Thomas" <bode_thomas_1960@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bode_thomas_1960@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 18:28:51 +0000
Subject: Confidential Notice


From The Desk of Marketing Officer (1),
Assurance Bank Limited.
1/22 warehouse road.Apapa,
Lagos-State, Nigeria.
Private Email Address: bode_thomas_1960@yahoo.co.uk


This mail transmission is been sent by Mr. Bode Thomas. It contains
Information that is confidential, privileged, proprietary, or otherwise
Legally exempt from disclosure. There is no intent on the part of the Sender
to wave any privilege, including the attorney-client privilege that may
attach to this communication.


Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Bode Thomas. The chief accountant officer of the Apapa/Lagos branch
of the Assurance Bank Limited.I am the personal accountant to Late Mr.
Gabriel whom I can refer to as my client who used to work with the Shell
Development Co-operation who had deposited the sum of $35,000,000(thirty
five million USD) with the bank before his death with his family on the 27th
of January 2002 in the Ikeja bomb blast here in the GRA.

My proposition is to seek that you stand as the next-of-kin and beneficiary
of my named client, since the bank under the Nigerian constitutions/policies
has issued a notice to confiscate any account because there is a government
gazzette/mandate/authorising all banks to freeze or consificate any account
that has not been serviceable in a long period of time, this is geared
towards capital flight for the economy.

Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage of 40% of
the total sum for your kind assistance.50% will be for me and 10% percent
will be for any expenses we may incur along in this Transaction. All legal
documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided.

If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my Apology
but if not, then contact me at once via Email: bode_thomas_1960@yahoo.co.uk
to indicate your interest, By giving me your telephone/fax number so that i
too can contact you.

Thank you very much for your understanding.

Best regards,

Mr. Bode Thomas

PLEASE VIEW THESE WEBSITES BELOW TO CONFIRM WHAT I AM TELLING YOU AND GET
BACK TO ME.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm
http://www.worldsocialist-cwi.org/index2.html?/eng/2002/02/02.html


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