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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: "akenejulius@terra.es" <akenejulius@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:50:21 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Good day,


Good day,
I am sorry for sending you this proposal without any formal permission
but i quess you won't be offended.
My name is Mr. Julius Akene, the executive officer of Union Bank of
Cameroon (www.unionbankcameroon.com). I am writing in respect of our
late customer who died in a crash since 1999, I can testify to the
shock and grief that follow when i discovered the
incident in BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4150312.stm
The man that died was not suppose to be on that plane but took the place
of another man who took sick at the last minute. I've personally
searched to see the next of kin but all to no avail as no one has come
to claim her funds of USD$8.6M,[Eight million, six hundred thousand
United States dollars] which has been in my bank for a very long time.
On this note, I decided to seek for whom his or her name will be used
as the next of kin to the deceased.
However, our banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay for
more than 7 or 8 years.
I have received several hoax application for the release of these
funds but after my intensive investigation i found out that those
applicants are fake.
In view of this, I got your contact through my search to see if you
can accept to receive the funds as the next of kin to the deceased, You
will be given 40% of the total amount. Upon the receipt of your
response, I shall detail you the steps to take which may not take us up
to 7 working days to conclude. I will not fail to bring to your notice
that this business is hitch free and you should not entertain any fear
as all modalities for these funds transfer have been perfectly and
legally arranged.
Pls reply to my private email: akenejulius@myway.com and also attach
your private telephone no for quick communication.
Thanks you and God bless,
Mr. Julius Akene






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