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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: frank shaffa <frank_shaffa15@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:48:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: TRUST


Mr. Frank Shaffa
International Bank Of Africa
Lome-Togo.

Good Morning,
I would not have used this medium (Internet) but Ichose to reach you through it because it is thefastest, surest and most secured medium of communication. However, this correspondence is un-official and private, and it should be treated as
such. I also guarantee you that this transaction is hitch free from all what you may think of.
I am Mr.Frank Shaffa (IBA-BANK ) I am contacting you based on Trust and
confidentiality that will be attached to this transaction. The Management and the Legal department of our BANK in arecent meeting, recommended that the account of MR.
JAMES D.CLEERE, who was one of my branch depositor, should be declared
Dormant, confisticated and the depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury according
to Allied Banking and financial law. He died in world trade center as a victim of the September 11,2001.Incident that befall the United State of America; the bank has made series of efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim this money but
without success, you can confirm through this
site:
http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/victims_list.htm
MR. JAMES D.CLEERE is an account holder in my branch, he owns a dollar account with the sum of US$10.M (Twenty Million, Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) deposited in a Secret account with my branch .In fact, since his death, no next of kin of the Dollar account holder (the brother) nor
any relative of him has shown up for the claim this because he has the account as a secret account thus he left all the documents for the deposit with me. This is where I am interested and where I want you to come in. I want you to come in as the relation of the deceased, I will give you the relevant Application Test and then effect the
approvals for the transfer of the moneyto your Account for our Mutual and Future Benefits , Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your willingness I will use my position to affix your name as the next of kin. The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully without
trace even in future. After the transfer of the money we shall share the money 60-40.that is I will have 60% while you will have 40%. Kindly respond promptly so
that I can advice you on the next step to follow.

I will be waiting to hear from you.

Yours truly,
Mr. Frank Shaffa.


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