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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: "MR FRANKAL MOHAMMED" <frankal_mohammed2@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: frankal_mohammed1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:10:21 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY FORM BANK

MR FRANKAL MOHAMMED
Bill and Exchange Manager
OF BANK IN DAKAR SENEGAL.
Daer Sir
I am the Manager Bill and Exchange in Bank foreign remittance department.There is a business I would want you to champion for me.
In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of ($ 12.3 M USA)dollar(twelve million and three hourdred thousand usa dollar in account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family in november (2003) in a plane crash.
Since we got information about this death,we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim this money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it,as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guide lines but unfortunately we learnt that all this supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him in the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
It is therefore upon this dicovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safetyand subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.
The banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after four years, the money will be transfered into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund.
The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a senegal cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.
I agree that 30% of this money will be for you as foreigner partner in respect to the provision of a foreign account.10% will be set aside for expenses incured during the business and 60.% would be for me.
There after I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.
Therefore to enable the immediate transfer for this fund to you as arranged,you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased.Telephone and Fax number for easy and effective communication and location where the money will be remitted upon receipt of your reply.Iwiil send to by fax or Email the text of the application.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the tranfer.
You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter.Trusting to hear from you immediately.
1. Your Full Name.......................................
2.Nationality..............................................
3. Your Age ........................................
4. Your Sex......................................
5. Marital Status..................................
6.Your Occupation..............................
7.Your Home And Office Address................
8.Your Telephone And Fax Number.......................
9.A Scan Copy Of Your International Passport Or Driving Licence..........
10. Bank Account Details...............................................
CONTACT E-MAIL: (mr frankal_mohammed@yahoo.com <mailto:frankal_mohammed@yahoo.com>
THE SINIOR ACCOUNTANT.
Yours Failthfully
MR FRANKAL MOHAMMED.
MR FRANKAL MOHAMMED
Bill and Exchange Manager
OF BANK IN DAKAR SENEGAL.
Daer Sir
I am the Manager Bill and Exchange in Bank foreign remittance department.There is a business I would want you to champion for me.
In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of ($ 12.3 M USA)dollar(twelve million and three hourdred thousand usa dollar in account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family in november (2003) in a plane crash.
Since we got information about this death,we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim this money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it,as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guide lines but unfortunately we learnt that all this supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him in the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
It is therefore upon this dicovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safetyand subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.
The banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after four years, the money will be transfered into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund.
The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a senegal cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.
I agree that 30% of this money will be for you as foreigner partner in respect to the provision of a foreign account.10% will be set aside for expenses incured during the business and 60.% would be for me.
There after I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.
Therefore to enable the immediate transfer for this fund to you as arranged,you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased.Telephone and Fax number for easy and effective communication and location where the money will be remitted upon receipt of your reply.Iwiil send to by fax or Email the text of the application.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the tranfer.
You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter.Trusting to hear from you immediately.
1. Your Full Name.......................................
2.Nationality..............................................
3. Your Age ........................................
4. Your Sex......................................
5. Marital Status..................................
6.Your Occupation..............................
7.Your Home And Office Address................
8.Your Telephone And Fax Number.......................
9.A Scan Copy Of Your International Passport Or Driving Licence..........
10. Bank Account Details...............................................
CONTACT E-MAIL: (mr frankal_mohammed@yahoo.com <mailto:frankal_mohammed@yahoo.com>
THE SINIOR ACCOUNTANT.
Yours Failthfully
MR FRANKAL MOHAMMED.


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