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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: joseph duck <josephdu00@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: joseph_du1@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:08:15 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: MAN IS GOD TO MAN HAVE TRUST


Dear VICTIMNAME

Read This More Details,

How are you doing today , hope all is well with you and your family at large?
I am happy to hear from you and your interest to give me this massive assistance to see that thif fund is transfered into your account.

My primary assignment concerning this fund to to invest this money into your country base on any promissing business in your country and on your advice. I want to inform you that , you have to promise me that you will not betray me if this fund gets into your account , because before success will be achieved we have to have trust on each otherand make sure that transparency is in place.

On reply of this mail, I will forward to you the bank text of application which you will fill and send to the bank as the bonafide next of kin to our deceased customer through bank email address and you will also fax the same filled application to my bank through the bank fax number .

I will like you to call me on my direct telephone number immedaitely you recieve this mail and again , please try to send to me your telephone number for easy communications.
This transaction took two year to monitor before I come to this stage of contacting you that is why I promise to supply every detailed informations of our deceased customer which I have gotten from the secret file jacket which will enable us to effectively complete this transaction.

Yoiu have to follow my instruction in this transaction as an insider in the bank I am in the best position to advice you on what to do and you shoulkd not do anything on your own without contacting me for us not to make any mistake.

PLEASE I WILL START BY PUTTING THINGS CLEAR TO YOU.

This fund has lasted more than the expected period here in my Bank.And because I am interested and have taken my time and necessary steps to be sure no one comes for it. It is as well as forgotten funds (lying dormant for years here in my BANK).This is why this FUND is till today.

I have not started this proposal with any intention to rip any body off or exploit any one either.This transaction is something that I want to do without any traces.

THIS IS BECAUSE MONEY WITHOUT SECURITY AND REST OF MIND IS USELESS.

I like my honourable job of confidence as a BANKER and I would like to leave the job on my own out of personal volution .Honestly I appreciated the high level of committment, sincerity and seriousness that you have demonstrated in your reply. I promise you that you will not regret being positive and straight in your life. Money can buy everything but it cannot buy confidence and life.

The nature of the transaction in details:

I am still members of the BANK PANEL, that will be charged to investigate the whole process of this inheritance fund transfer here in my Bank. So I have prepared the proof of kinship right here in the bank with the personal information of the deceased on my own secretly,I do not want to have any hitch in this transaction as a result of delays and in the process of this transaction so we have to be very fast as our fastness will determine how quick this whole fund will be transfered to your persponal foreign account in your country .

I have been in the BANKING profession for years and so I want you to follow my instructions very well so that we dont make mistakes that can make us lose the whole fund because this whole fund is my hope and life for now.

MY WORD:

This transaction is 100% Riskfree and Legal and also will Never involve any one along the line if only you are ready to follow my guidelines. All you need to do now is to understand that the watch-word of this great transaction is CONFIDENTIALITY and TRUST. Do not expose this to friends to protect this transaction from suffering a hitch anywhere along the line.
The only difference is that we are going to change the particulars of the next of kin who is late to your own name and any person can stand for this claim.

I am 100% sure of success as every modalities on how this fund will be transfered to your personal foreign account in your country and also because I have carried out series of investigations concerning this fund since almost 2 years now and I discovered that except I move this money out from my bank here, it will be forfitted to the government of my country as unclaimed bills and they will share the whole fund among themselves.

My dear all I need now is your maximium co-operation and maturity to see that we finally smile together as ONE FAMILY in few days from now.

See below the necessary information about me:

1)Joseph Duke
Date of birth: 16/09/59.
Place of birth: Benin.
Profession : Banking.
Passport type: Service
Date of issue: 11/02/2003.
Issuing body: The government.

So my dear be-rest assured as I got into Mr Andrew kim security file jacket in this bank and got all the needed information about his account and all information his next of kin should know .And because he was a foreigner, a taiwan i I started looking for a foreign partner who is capable and trustworthy that will help me put claim over this fund. And as I saw your contact through my internet business search I decided to contact you immediately as my spirit told me to do.So please do not be afraid as I am still working in this Bank that the whole transaction will be done.ok.

A good underground work has been done within the bank with my colleague with whom I have been working very hard towards the success of this transaction. I will forward to you all the needed information and will guide you adequately in this transaction as soon as I recieve your mail and for you to assure me that you will not run away with my money. You have to re-assure me that my own share of the funds will be safe in your hands after the succesful inheritance and transfer of this fund to your personal account in your country.

I will also forward to you the TEXT OF APPLICATION which you will tender to the bank here as next of kin to the deceased with all the required information about the deceased and his account particulars with this bank after your reply,also any advise you will give me for futher investment in your country is highly welcome my dear.

For helping me to provide a foriegn account, you will be given 30% not 40% AS YOU REQUESTED DEAR PARTNER of the total fund as gratification, 10% has been set aside to take care of expences incured on the course of this transaction while 60% will be for me and my family. You should know that it is beacuse of your moral, financial or material support to ensure that this money enters into your account.

Upon reciept of this mail there is a bank text of application which you will fill and send to my bank through bank email address and ytou will fax a copy to my bank through bank fax number and also the procedures involved. For more clarification you can call me on my mobile phone number 00229-97 58 21 15

I await your response urgently.

Thanks and God Bless you and your family.

Best Regards.
Joseph Duke .(BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER CFBANK BENIN).
00229-97 58 21 15




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