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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: "ahmed khalil" <clems1040@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ssmbh1@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:32:47 +0000
Subject: Reply asap

Dear Friend
Firstly, not to cause you embarrassment,I am Mr Clems Osuoha from federal
republic of Benin[cotonuo] an account officer with Mr.Ray Mullers.He was a
Seasoned Contractor with Benin Global telecomunication ltd Benin Republic
and global system mobiletelephone [GSM]in Nigeria respectively.
unfortunately he died in a Train bomb explosion in Madrid [Spain] on the
March 11,2004.When he travelled for vacation in Spain. You will read more
stories about the crash on visiting this website:
http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/2004 [or] cnn.com/madrid Before his
death on March 11 2004,
Mr Ray Mullers, has a fixed deposit account with the Lions bank of Cotonou
Du Benin and Tgold bank plc in Nigeria and no other person knows about this
account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary .
Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my late Boss
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I contacted you to assist
in repatriating the money left behind by my Boss before they get confiscated
or declared unserviceable by the banks.
Consequently, Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for
over 1year plus now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin
of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$3m
million(Three million US Dollars) and $5m(Five million US Dollars)
respectively can be paid into your bank account then we talk on how to
invest it or share it .I will apply for the transfer of the fund through the
bank as well as securing the certificate of registration from probate court,
next of kin commission. which will back you up as the next of kin for the
claim of these fund . All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us
see this deal through. If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly email
your following information to me:
A].Your name and address will be used to file an application for the release
of the fund from the bank and for the securing of the certificate of
registration from probate court.
B]Private telephone number for easy comunication
C]Note that it is when the certificate is secured and received that you can
send your bank details for onward rimittance of the funds please reply as
soon as possible ,have a nice day and God bless. You can email me on
ssmbh1@o2.pl
Regards
Clems Osuoha

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