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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: "collinsmark" <collinsmark@wooow.it>
Reply-To: collinsmark@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 18:27:09 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend

From: Mr.Collins Mark
Telephone no: +234-1-853-4593.
Alternative Email Address: ccollinsmark@yahoo.com



Dear Friend,


I am an accountant with CITIZEN INTERNATIONAL BANK; my name
is Mr. COLLINS MARK a Banker. I am the Accounts officer to
ENGINEER (Allan Tyler) a Foreign
National, who is a contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF
PETROLEUM RESOURCES
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.


Here in after shall be referred to as my client On May 4th
2002 , my client, his wife and their two children were
involved in a plane crash with some members of ministers of
sports of Nigeria Airways flight with Company name EAS
airline which departed from Kano to its destination Lagos
crashed with all the passengers on-board and the flight
crew, including his family died in this fatal air crash on
4th May 2002. The following websites could bereferenced:


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968616.stm
http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/05/05/stories/2002050503070101.htm



After these several unsuccessful attempts, hence I contacted
you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the
money and property left behind by my client before they get
the account confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where these huge deposits were lodged, particularlythe
CITIZEN INTERNATIONAL BANK Where the deceased had an account
Valued at about ($17.5 million United States dollar).


The Bank's administrative department has issued me a notice
to provide the next
of kin or have the account confiscated within the next
fourteen official working days. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now,
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since nobody comes up for the claim so that the
proceeds of this account valued at ($17.5Million US Dollars)
can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money
50% to me and 40% to you. While 10% for unforeseen bottle
necks we might incurred in this transaction.


An attorney will be contracted to help us revalidate and
notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be used
to back up any claim we may make.


All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see
this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I
from any breach of the law.


Reply me through my private email address:
ccollinsmark@yahoo.com

And you can call me also on my below phone number.



Best regards,

Mr.Collins Mark.
+234-1-853-4593




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