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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: "Dennis Duke" <dennis.duke51@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:09:34 +0000
Subject: Have a nice day, !!

FROM MR DENNIS DUKE.
AUDIT AND ACCOUNT DEPT.
UNIONTOGOLAISE BANK LOME-TOGO.

Dear friend, How are today?

I regret any embarrassment that my letter might cause you, as we have not
met before physically or through correspondence before this time. Upongoing
through reply to this email for guideline and instruction (
dennisduke59@katamail.com )

I am Mr. Dennis Duke, the director of Research Operations in the Operations
Department of UTB BANK LOME-TOGO.With due respect and regards, I have
decided to contact you on a business transaction that willbe very beneficial
to both of us at the end of the transaction, I got yourcontact through your
country website and decided to contact you for thisreason.

During our Research and Auditing in the UTB BANK LOME-TOGO, my department
came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died
on November 2002 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his
account with one of this banks mentioned above, without any claim of the
fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery
to this development.

Although personally, I kept this information secret within my partners, and
myself to enable the whole plans and idea be profitable and successful
during the time of execution. The saidamountis USD 26.5 Million Dollars).

I am glad to say that with the introduction of internet and website,I was
opportune and pleased to have come across your contact through this
satellite media, meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this
fund as the next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and
transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and
directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you
indicate your interest and willingness to assist us, and also benefit
yourself to this great business opportunity.

In fact, I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in
this country as a civil servant, we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account and would eventually raise an eyebrow on my side during the time of
transfer because I work in this bank.

This is the actual reason why itwill require a second party or fellow who
will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of Oath to
this bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to
be retransferred into on his request as it may be after due verification and
clarification by designation bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On
smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 25% of the
total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of
expenses that may arise during the time of transfer both local and
international, like telephone bills, e-mail bills, while 65% will be for me
and my partners. Please, you have been advised to keep this a topsecret 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 this bank until you confirm
that this money is in your account,and ask me to come down to your country
for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously
indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you
advice us to invest in.

All other necessary information will be sent to you when I hear from you. I
suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this
deal.

Please confirm the below information.s to me to enable me know your
readiness and whom i am dealing with.

Full name..............
Country.................
Residence Address.......
Marital status.........
Age/Sex...............
Occupation.............
Phone/FAX...............

Lastly; I look forward to your erliest reply feel free to reply immediately
please reply to this my mail address box below :( dennisduke59@katamail.com
) to me the above informations and some vital informations concerning
foreign investors in your country?

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Dennis Duke,

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