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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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Fraud email example:

From: morine dickson <morinelove2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:17:03 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM MORINE CHRISTIANA DICKSON




MY DEAREST DARLING

my darling i dont have father or mother please and the bank said that they cant transfer such money to me because of my refugee status in dakar senegal but the bank director advice me to look for a foreign bank account were will be more saver to transfer my money to and as i dont have father or mother that is why i am looking for a foreign partner like you to assist me please my darling help me right now please.

I believe that you are doing well. i really understand all what you said but because of my present conditions make me to choose this choice and i really
understand that GOD will help you amen. please as i promise to you immidiately the

bank transfered my money out to your bank account i promise to give you 25 percent from the total money please.i dont need problem because i dont have father or mother please.As for me i am fine here with all hopes to meet with you immediately after
the transfer of my money to your position for a better life.God will bless and reward you for every effort you are about to make to see me out from this horrible situetion
where i am living in today as a result of the untimely death of my parents(may their gentle souls rest in peace) my dearest i strongly belive that you can never dis-appoint me in anyway if we start this transaction Here is the contact information of the bank in united state of america where the money was deposited by my late father is as follows,

AMERICAN STATE BANK
525 NORTH MAIN AVENUE
SIOUX CENTER,LOWA 51250
MAIN OFFICE.. 712)722) 4846
AG DEPARTMENT..... 722) 4841
BOOKKEEPING......... 722) 4845
INVESTMENT/TRUST.. 722) 4848
TELEPHONETELLER... 722) 2265
BANK EMAIL. ( ambankambankiowa@excite.com )
BANK EMAIL. ( ambankambankiowaplc@excite.com )
BANK EMAIL (ambank@ambankowa.com )
DIRECTOR PRIVATE EMAIL (directorjohanjordan@johanjordan.com)
BANK WEB. ( WWW.ambankiowa.com )
BANK DIRECTOR. MR. JOHAN JORDAN.



Already i have informed this bank about my intention to claim my late father's deposit of which my name appears as the next of kin.The only thing the bank told me is to look for a foreign partner who will assist me in the transfer due to my refugee status here in dakar Senegal in the western part of africa ,as a refugee i am not allowed direct claim of the money but through an
appointed representative as the united refugee lawgoverning refugees all over the world states.Based on this information i will like you to send an email to the transfer department of the bank today with this email address(ambankambankiowa@excite.com) Attentioned Mr JOHAN JORDAN the transfer officer of the bank of africa telling him that you are my foreign representative partner and that you want to assist me to transfer my 7.5 millionus
dollars deposited by my late father of which i am the next of kin .

THE ACCOUNT INFORMATION ARE AS FOLLOWS.
ACCOUNT NAME IS CO SAMMUEL NICHOLARS DICKSON
AMOUNT$ 7.5 MILLION DOLLARS.
NEXT OF KIN MISS MORINE CHRISTIANA DICKSON
ACCOUNT NUMBER ( S.NB.00223568 PL )

God bless you as you do this today,

MORINE CHRISTIANA DICKSON







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