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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: "jomo kele" <j_kele@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:33:54 +0100
Subject: DEAR


NAME: DR.JOMO KELE,
(CROWN BANK PLC)
TEL: 234-802-4917671.;



DEAR,

I AM DR.JOMO KELE,THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING IN
CROWN BANK PLC,LAGOS-NIGERIA. WITH DUE RESPECT AND REGARD FOR YOU ,I BRING
TO YOU THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US
AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION. DURING OUR AUDITING IN THIS BANK, IN THIS
THIRD QUARTER OF THIS FISCAL YEAR 2005,MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A HUGE
SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO ONE (ENGINEER ) WHO DIED IN 1999 IN AIR CRASH
WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN HIS ACCOUNT HAS BEEN DORMANT IN THIS BANK
WITHOUT ANY CLAIM OF THE FUND IN OUR CUSTODY EITHER FROM HIS
FAMILY,RELATIONS OR FROM ANY QUATER BEFORE OUR DISCOVERY OWING TO THE FACT
THAT NOBODY KNOWS THAT HE KEPT SUCH AMOUNT THERE.WE HAVE FOUND OUT THAT HE
HAS NO KNOWN NEXT OF KIN TO PUT FOR A CLAIM THROUGH THE BANK'S INQUIRY AND
INVESTIGATIONS.

THE BANKING ACT AND REGULATION MADE PROVISION FOR THE NEXT OF KIN OF ANY
DECEASED TO CLAIM HIS/HER FUND IN ACCIDENTAL DEATH LIKE PLANE CRASH,MOTOR
ACCIDENT OR DEATH.ALTHOUGH,I KEPT THIS INFORMATION SECRET WITHIN MYSELF AND
TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES TO ENABLE THE WHOLE PLANS AND IDEA BE PROFITABLE AND
SUCCESSFUL DURING THE TIME OF EXECUTION. THE SAID AMOUNT IS (USD$25.5 M)
TWENTY-FIVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS).

MEANWHILE,ALL ARRANGEMENT TO USE YOUR NAME TO PUT FOR CLAIM OVER THIS FUND
AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED AND GET THE REQUIRED APPROVAL THROUGH A
RENOUND ATTORNY WHO WILL GET ALL THE DOCUMENTS FOR US AND SUBMIT IT TO THE
BANK IN YOUR NAME BEFORE THE MONEY IS TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE
PUT IN PLACE. ALL DIRECTIVES NEEDED WILL BE RELAYED TO YOU ON TRUST AS SOON
AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME , AND YOU ALSO
WILL BENEFIT IN THIS GREAT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.YOU NEED NOT TO BE BIAS
BECAUSE I AM HERE AND KNOWS WHAT IT TAKE TO CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION
WITHOUT DELAY.

YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO ME AND WITH YOUR GREAT SUPPORT WE SHALL END THIS
TRANSACTION WITHIN (7-14 )WORKING DAYS. IN FACT I COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL
ALONE BUT BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN THIS BANK AS A CIVIL SERVANT,WE ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT, AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY RAISE AN
EYEBROW ON MY SIDE,HENCE DURING OUR QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS MY TWO COLLEAGUES ASKED ME TO LOOK OUT FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER TO
CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS WITH.IT IS APPARENT THAT I NEED A FOREIGN PARTNER TO
EXECUTE THIS BUSINESS, WHO WILL FILE IN APPLICATION AS NEXT-OF-KIN OF THE
DECEASED AND I COLLABORATE DISCREETLY WITH MY POSITION TO HAVE THE FUND
TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR DESIGNATED ACCOUNT.

I WILL USE ANY NAME YOU WILL WISH USE AS THE BEBEFICIARY NEXT-OF-KIN OF THE
MONEY.I WILL NOT FAIL TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.
AS THERE WILL BE KNOW TRACE FOREVER,ON SMOOTH CONCLUSION OF THIS
TRANSACTION, YOUR ENTITLEMENT IS30% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS GRATIFICATION, WHILE
10% HAS BEEN SET ASIDE TO REIMBURSE EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURRED DURING THE
TIME OF TRANSFER AND ALSO TELEPHONE BILLS ETC,WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME AND
MY PARTNERS.
PLEASE YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP TOP SECRET OR CONFIDENCIALITY OF THIS
TRANSACTION AS WE ARE STILL IN SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE
AFTER WE CONCLUDE THIS DEAL WITH YOU. I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE
SITUATION HERE IN THE BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT. AND
ASK US TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND
ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGES PREVIOUSLY INDICATED. FOLLOW WITH FURTHER
INVESTMENT, EITHER IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY COUNTRY YOU ADVISE US TO INVEST.
IN YOR COUNTRY.

YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED. REPPLY TO US IN THIS
E-MAIL::jomo_kele1@yahoo.com

DR.JOMO KELE,
(CROWN BANK PLC)
TEL: 234-802-4917671.;

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