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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: Frank Ike <frankike8@sakaryaonline.com>
Reply-To: frankike-0@myway.com
Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 01:46:47 +0000
Subject: from you dearly friend


BUSINESS PROPOSAL FRANK IKE.
Dear Friend.

Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you. Although
we never met before, but I have a every reason to believe that you are
a highly respected personality,Considering the fact that I got your
E-mail address through internet my network online, in my searching for a
reliable and reputable person to handle this transaction, which involves
huge sum of funds.

I am Dr. Frank Ike, an accountant with OCCENIC BANK INTERNATIONAL.LTD.
The business I am about to introduce you is base don sheer trust and
with a Sense of purpose. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating
the sum of $20.5M U.S dollars. The money and property left behind by
Engr. Harod Bowen who had an accident On the 21st of April 2000, Engr.
Harod Bowen, his wife and their two Children were involved in a car
accident in a remote village called Kuru near Jos in Plateau State. All
occupants of the car Unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made
several enquiries to his embassy here in Lagos-Nigeria to locate any of
Harod Bowen Extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful to
locate any member of his family hence I contacted you as his account
officer to work with you before they get confiscated, frozen or declared
unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the OCCENIC BANK INTERNATIONAL.LTD where the deceased had an
account
valued at about (US$20.5M) Twenty Milliom Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars.

Now the management has issued a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account frozen. 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 to the deceased since you are a foreigner so that the
proceeds of this account valued at $20.5M, can be paid to you and then you
and I can share the money. 60% to me and 35% to you, while 5% will be
mapped out for any miscellaneous expenses that might be incurs in the
cause of this transaction.
I have made an arrangement with an attorney who will work for us and
secure all the necessary legal documents to back up this claim, and this
I must do to make sure that this fund is not wasted or end up in the
wrong hands. All I require is your financial support, and your honest
co-operation to enable us sees this deal through and secures all the legal
documents. I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under
a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of
the law.
If you are interested in this deal, kingly get back to me with your
complete information, as follow.

Telephone and Fax numbers, your home address, Full name, your banking
Particulars where the funds US$20.5M would be transfer.
Best regards,
Dr. Frank Ike.
Tel: 234-803-395-6015


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