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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: "Adisa Sani" <adisasani05@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: adisa_sani1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:24:49 +0000
Subject: Treat urgent

THE DESK OF ACCOUNTANT
ADISA SANI,CREDIT AND
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK,
EMAIL:adisa_sani1@yahoo.com

DEAR GOOD FRIEND,

I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF MY LATE CLIENT A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK WITH
ACCOUNT NUMBER 14-255-2004/ADB/T WHO PERISHED IN A PLANE CRASH[KOREAN AIR
FLIGHT 801] WITH THE WHOLE PASSENGERS ABOARD ON AUGUST 6,1997.SINCE THE
DEMISE OF THIS OUR CUSTOMER,I PERSONALLY,HAS WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO
SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM
HIS FUNDS OF US$.12 MILLION, [TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS] WHICH
HAS BEEN WITH MY BRANCH FOR A VERY LONG TIME. ON THIS NOTE,

I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN AS NO
ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN. AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT
ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT YOUR NAME AND
COUNTRY IS SIMILAR TO THE DECEASEDI WILL GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL. UPON THE
RECEIPT OF YOUR RESPONSE;

I WILL SEND YOU BY E-MAIL THE APPLICATION AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE. I WILL
NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT
YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS ALL MODALITIES FOR FUND TRANSFER CAN BE
FINALIZED WITH IN FIVE BANKING DAYS, AFTER YOU APPLY TO THE BANK AS A
RELATION TO THE DECEASED. WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER. KINDLY SEND ME AN
E-MAIL:adisa_sani1@yahoo.com SIGNIFYING YOUR DECISION INCLUDING YOUR PRIVATE
INFORMATION SUCH AS FOLLOWS FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION.

1) NAME AND ADDRESS:
2) TELEPHONE NUMBER/FAX NUMBER:
3) YOUR NATIONALITY IDDENTITY SUCH AS PASSPORT/DRIVING LICENCE IF ANY:

FURTHER INSTRUCTION FOR THE REMITTANCE OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND WILL BE
GIVEN TO YOU WHEN AT THE TIME YOU WILL BE ASK TO SUBMIT YOUR PROVES OF
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT WHICH I WILL HANDLE TO YOU WHICH YOUR LATE BROTHER
HAD LEFT WITH ME.REPLY ME ON THIS ACCOUNT EMAIL:adisa_sani1@yahoo.com
THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE OF YOUR COOPERATION

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
TIME REGARDS
ADISA SANI

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