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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?ignetius=20ezigbo?= <ignetiusezigbo2007@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: ignetiusezigbo@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 13:01:49 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY


J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : ignetiusezigbo2007@yahoo.fr

FROM:THE DESK OF

DR IGNETIUS EZIGBO & CO;CHAMBERS,

COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

E-Mail:ignetiusezigbo@yahoo.com



Dear Friend,





RE: URGENT INVESTMENT REQUEST/ FUND TRANSFER.

I wish to bestow this mutual trust on you, which I believe you will not ignore or betray. I also apologize in advance for any inconvenience this letter may cause you.

I am DR IGNETIUS EZIGBO the Personal Attorney to late Mr Arthur M.Barnett, who was Importer of Textiles and Automobiles here in Benin Republic for past 19yrs. But unfortunately my client and his family died in the ill-fated plane crash involving a Boeing 727 UTA chartered flight that took off from Cotonou, Republic of Benin and crashed into the Atlantic ocean on Thursday, 25 December 2003. And about 111 passengers were killed For details of the plane crash, please visit:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html.



As a matter of fact, my client has made a fixed deposit amount valued at (USD$10.5M) with one of the COMMERCIAL BANKS here in Benin Republic, and upon the duration time of their agreement, this bank started contacting him but no response. Consequently, the bank issued me a notice as his personal attorney to provide the next of kin to the deceased or have his account confiscated after two years, as it is in the law of their banking policy. Since then, I have made several contacts to His Country's Embassy in order to locate any of my clients extended relatives, but no success was made.



So since I made no success in locating the relatives for over a period of months now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since none of his relatives were no way to be found so that the account value of US$10.5m could be transferred into your own bank account, thereafter, both of us will share it in percentage ratio of 20% commission for your assistance on this mutual transaction, While I will invest my own part into a lucrative investment project and you will be my trusty manager.



Therefore if you welcomes this request please forward the following:

1) Your full name.

2) Your contact address.

3) Your phone and fax numbers.



And once I received this information I will give you the application letter of claim which you have to fill and forward it to the concerned bank here for immediate approval and subsequent transfer of the money to your bank account.

Finally, be informed that no risk is involved in this transfer because I have made a solid arrangement at the bank on how to transfer out the money. Therefore get in touch with me as quick as possible through the E-mail:ignetiusezigbo@yahoo.com, to enable us discuss more on how to move forward to complete this business transcation successfully.



I am waiting your urgent reply.

Thanks and God bless you,

DR IGNETIUS EZIGBO ESQ.

LEGAL ATTORNEY & SOLICITOR

EMAIL:ignetiusezigbo@yahoo.com

- ignetius ezigbo


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