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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: "TIMMY THOMSON" <onyekambu@latinmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:32:46 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PLEASE VERY IMPORTANT.


DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MR TIMMY THOMSON,THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF BANK OF AFRICA (B.O.A)
PHONE 00226.76.440.441.

PRIVATE EMAIL onyekambu20@hotmail.com

I DISCOVERED THE SUM OF ($31.500.000 U.S) THIRTY ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSANDS US DOLLARS) BELONGING TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK.THE FUND HAS BEEN LYING IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANYBODY COMING TO PUT CLAIM OVER THE MONEY SINCE THE ACCOUNT OWNER LATE,(MR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich Germany) WHO WAS INVOLVED ON 25TH JULY, 2000 CONCORDE PLANE CRASH [Flight AF4590]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

IT IS THEREFORE,UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO TAKE THIS ULTIMATUM AND MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AS THE FUND WILL BE RELEASE TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND UBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND I DON'T WANT
THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.
THE BANKING RULES HERE STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAINED UNCLAIMED AFTER FIVE YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.

THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE DECEASED CUSTOMER WAS AS
FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.

THEREFORE,I SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO COME FORWARD AS THE NEXT OF KIN I HAVE AGREED THAT 40% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY RESPECT OF THE PROVISION OF YOUR ACCOUNT AND SERVICE RENDERED,55% WILL BE FOR ME WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR EXPENSES INCURED DURING THE WHOLE PROCESS OF THIS TRASACTION.

THEN IF THE MONEY TRANSFERRED TO YOUR
ACCOUNT FROM THIS BANK, I WILL PROCCEED IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE SHARING OF THE FUNDS.
YOURS FAITHFUL,

MR TIMMY THOMSON.

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