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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: "Rep. Mr Zondo Sakala" <zondosfunctions1@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: ricardoafdb@atlas.cz
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 14:36:05 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From Rep. Mr. Zondo Sakala


From Rep. Mr. Zondo Sakala,
Country Representatives,
African Development Bank Group,
Abuja, West Africa.
www.afdb.org

Hello Sir,

I will like to solicit your kind help in a business proposition, which is by nature very confidential with the hope that this message gets to you in good health.

I know that a transaction like this comes once a while and I beleive this is an opputunity for us to make wealth and I am assuring you all will be well l at the end of this plan which shall be of mutual benefit in return.

I am Mr Zondo Sakala, Country Representatives with the African evelopment Bank Group. I have decided to seek your co-operation in claiming a huge sum of money requiring maximum confidence which shall be of mutual benefit in return to both you and I.

THE PROPOSITION
A national of your country and your relative who was an oil merchant and a big time oil contractor is dead. Until his death among the victims of Tsunami disaster, he was our customer at the African Development Bank Group and had a balance/deposit of US$ 29 Million United States Dollars which the bank now expects his next of kin to claim as the beneficiary without delay.

Before now, the bank gave me a notification to present the Next of Kin to inherit the funds immediately and I have made valuable efforts to get his people to no avail as he had no known relatives. Due to this development the bank is considering declearing the funds unclaimed to be confisicated and subsequently made bank property.

Meanwhile, to avert this negative development, I have decided to look for a reputable person to act as the next of kin to the deceased, so that the funds will be released and paid into his/her account and this is where you come in since you bear the same surname with the deceased and as well your lost relative. All documents to aid the claim will be provided legally. You will be adequately compensated with a due percentage of the total sum.

Be assured that this Inherittance claim is risk free and genuine. The inherittance will be released as the bank has agreed officially to approve and release the fund without delay once I present a Next of Kin fo the same surname or related. For more confidential communication, you should call me on +234885202946 and I advise you direct further email correspondence to my direct e-mail: bankole1@hikyaku.com .When replying, do include your complete informations as listed beleow:-

1. Your complete full names.
2. Your residence/office address.
3. Your direct phone and fax numbers.
4. Your occcupation and age.
5. Your identification of any form.

I await your further email reply so that we can proceed without delay.

I will be glad if my proposal is successful.

Warm personal regards.

From Rep. Mr. Zondo Sakala,
Country Representatives,
African Development Bank Group,
Abuja, West Africa.
www.afdb.org

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