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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: Mr collins Harrison <mr_collinsharrisont7@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 14:08:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON ( from Mr.Collins Harrison ).


FROM:
Mr. COLLINS HARRISON
DIRECTOR GENERAL,
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
COMMERCE BANK.
DBT BUILDING, 2 /20 RUE DE COMMERCE,
LOME-TOGO.
TELEPHONE (PRIVATE): + 228-9093620.
E.MAIL ADDRESS (PRIVATE):
ATTN/ SIR
COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON.
PLEASE YOUR URGENT REPLY TO THIS LETTER IS HIGHLY NEEDED.
With due respect and humanity, I write to you this Business
Proposal that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end. I
am Mr. COLLINS HARRISON
the Director General of AUDITING & ACCOUNTING
SECTION in the Foreign Remittance Department of COMMERCE BANK,
in Togolaise Republic.
Following the impressive information about you which I got from
Internet Web when I was searching for a reliable person with good
profiles to assist me for this life business opportunity, i am also
writing.
As you may like to know, During our investigation and Auditing in
this Bank, my Department came across a very huge Sums of MONEY
belonging to a deceased person who died on November 1999 in a plane
crash and the MONEY has been dormant in His account with our Bank
without any claim of the Funds in our custody either from his
Family or His relation before our discovery to this development.
Since I got information about his death, I have been expecting his
next of kin to come forward and claim his money because my Bank
cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as NEXT OF KIN or
RELATION to the deceased as indicated in (our banking guidelines)
and policies, but unfortunately I learnt that all his supposed
(Next of Kin) or Relation are among the plane crash in that 1999,
hence nobody remains for the Property.
It is therefore upon this discovery, I now decided to Make this
business proposal to you and release the Money to you as the (next
of kin or relation) to the deceased for safety and subsequent
disbursement between both of us since nobody is coming forth and I
do not want this Money to go into the (Bank treasury) as unclaimed
Bill. According to our Banking policies and guideline Here, it
stipulates that if such money remained Unclaimed after five years,
the money will Automatically be transferred into the Bank treasury
as Unclaimed fund.
The said amount was (US$28.5 Million),(TWENTY EIGHT MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS). Meanwhile all the whole
arrangement to put claim over this Funds as well as withdrawing it
by you as the bonafide Next of Kin/relation to the deceased, get
the required Approval and Transfer this money to any Foreign
Account has been put in place by me and directives and needed
information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your
interest and willingness to assist Me and also benefit your self to
this great business opportunity.
In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my
position in this country as a civil servant, we are not allowed to
operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eyebrows on
my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank.
This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or
fellow who will forward claims as the Next of Kin with affidavit of
trust of oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account where
he will need the money to be re-transferred into.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk
free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, I am ready to give
you 30% out of this money upon receipt of the total monies into
your Account in respect to the provision of a (foreign account), 5%
out of the Money will be share 50-50 after removing any expenses
incurred by you or by me during the curse of the transaction while
65% will be for me.
Please, you have been advised to keep top secret as I am still in
service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this
deal with you. I will be monitoring the whole situation here in
this bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask me to
come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the Funds
according to above mapped percentage for and further investment,
either in your country or any country you advice me to invest in.
All other necessary information of this business and Text of
Application for Claiming the Money will be sent to you when I hear
from you.
I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible either by phone or
e-mail, stating your wish in this deal.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. COLLINS HARRISON
+228-9093620.
My alternative/private email address is:
N.B: PLEASE FORWARD TO ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
INCASE I NEED URGENT CONVERSATION WITH YOU.


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