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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: "AKIM JOHNSON" <akimjohnson@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:14:47 +0000
Subject: Kindly get back to me

Attention My Dear,

This letter may be a big surprise to you, but I believe it is only a day
that people meet and become great friends and business partners. My name is
Mr.Akin Johnson,the present branch Manager of a bank here in Benin Republic
West Africa.

I write you this proposal in good Faith ,believing that I can trust you with
the information I'm about to reveal to you. Like I said,I have a transaction
that will benefit both of us,as your assistance is required as a foreigner.

I was the former head of the Accounts department in my bank's head
office,but by August 2004 I was asked to take the position of the Manager in
our branch office in Cotonou who passed on,so that was how I became the
present Manager and discovered a fortune.

As I resumed duty,I discovered an account with total sum of US$7.5 million
that has not been operated on for sometime.

>From my investigation,I found out that this account belongs to one Late
Mr.Alan Williams from Britian, a big time Oil dealer and also a owner of
candle
manifacturing companies, who unfortunately lost his life on October 20,2005
in Tanzania safari plane crash close to the western Mahale National
Park,while
travelling with his entire family,his wife and other companions on a festive
visit to Katavi National Park, a largely inaccessible reserve.

I have kept a close monitoring of the account since then and nobody has come
forward to claim the money as next of kin to the late Mr.Alan Williams
meaning that no one is aware of the account.I cannot directly take out this
money without the help of a foreigner and that is why I am contacting you
for an assistance to claim the funds and share it with me.

As the Manager of my branch where the account is operated,I have the power
to influence the release of the funds to any foreigner that comes up as the
next
of kin to the account,with the correct information concerning the account,
which I shall give you.

I am seeking your co-operation to present you as the next of kin to the
account. There is practically no risk involved,the transaction will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and i from any
breach of law.

If you accept to work with me,I wish to let you know that we can go into
this transaction on the percentage ratio of 50/50% for your assistance,so
that both parties will be satisfied.

Please Contact me as soon as you receive this message if you feel we can
work together,so as to give you more details. Thanking you in advance and
may the almighty God bless you.

Please treat this transaction with utmost
confidentiality. you can send me mail on my private Email Address
akimjohnson11@yahoo.it

Expecting your urgent response.
Best Regards,
Mr.Akin Johnson
Tel: + 229 9708 1211.

Ds mail is confidential and contains privileged information. If u are not d
intended recipient, u should not copy, distribute, disclose or use the
information it contains. Plz e-mail d sender immediately and delete ds
message from ur system. E-mails are susceptible to corruption, interception
and unauthorised amendment; I do not accept liability for any such changes
or for its consequences. ''Unto Thee O'Lord, I put my whole trust, let me
not be ashamed and let not my enemies triumph over me,
AMEN''

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