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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: thomas kunle <mrthomaskunle15@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mrthomaskunle@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 11:43:10 +0100
Subject: Reply and call me please.



MR. THOMAS KUNLECONTINENTAL TRUST BANK, COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.
DEAR SIR,
I AM MR. THOMAS KUNLE, THE MANAGER, BILLS AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE CONTINENTAL TRUST BANK COTONOU, I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT.
WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $5,000.000.00 (FIVE MILLION DOLLARS) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY OF A WIFE AND HIS ONLY DAUGHTER IN AIR CRASH, ALASKA AIRLINE FLIGHT 261 ON 31ST JANUARY 2000.
SINCE WE HEARD OF HIS DEATH,NOBODY HAS COME FOR ANY CLAIMS AS NOBODY KNEW OF THE ACCOUNT.THE NAME OF OUR LATE CUSTOMER IS MORRIS THOMPSON,HIS WIFE'S NAME THELMAN THOMPSON, DAUGHTER'S NAME SHERYL THOMPSON,THE OWNER OF DOYON LTD, IN ALASKA. YOU CAN CONFIRM THE STORY FROM THE BELOW WEBSITE.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.htm
WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND FILE FOR CLAIMS FOR HIS MONEY AS THE HEIR, BECAUSE WE CAN NOT RELEASE THE FUNDS FROM HIS ACCOUNT UNLESS SOMEONE APPLIES FOR CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES. UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER HIS FAMILY MEMBER NOR DISTANT RELATIVE HAS EVER APPEARED TO CLAIM THE SAID FUNDS.
UPON THIS DISCOVERY, I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT AGREED TO LOOK FOR A FOREIGNER WHOM WE CAN PRESENT AS THE NEXT OF KIN,AND HEIR TO THE FUND SO THAT THE FUND CAN BE PAID TO HIM SO THAT WE CAN SHARE IT WITH HIM BECAUSE IF NOTHING IS DONE SOON,THE FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BANKS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND AND THE BANK WILL CONFISCATE THE FUNDS AND THAT WILL BE THE END.
WE HAVE AGREED THAT OUR RATIO OF SHARING WILL BE AS STATED THUS: 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY WILL BE YOURS WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR ME AND OTHER OFFICIALS INVOLVED. INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY A RETURN E-MAIL WITH YOUR FULL NAME AND PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION
NOTE ALSO, THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE BUT MUST BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OF ITS NATURE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE. KINDLY CALL ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL THROUGH THIS MY PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER: +229 97 981019:
REGARDS
MR. THOMAS KUNLE


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