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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: pascal eric <p10eric@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: pascal_eric22@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:00:52 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: contacts


Attention.

I am Dr PASCAL ERIC. The Director of audit Coopec Bank Cote d’Ivoire.
A national of your country, an engineer who used to work with Shell petroleum-development Company in Cote d’Ivoire, After referred as reliable customer of this bank, died on plane crash on 31st of July 2000 see the event on the website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
After our investigation, we learnt that he died with his Wife and their three children so there is nobody to reclaim the money he deposited in this bank as he died with his whole family.
I am contacting you to quietly look for an account where this money will be transfer or a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank account immediately so that the money will be transferred as he will stand as next of kin of the deceased.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for almost
7 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
Deceased since you are foreigner can be transfer to your bank account because this money will be confiscated if there is nobody that presents him/herself as the next of kin.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
Transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the agreement. The amount is $18.000.000.00 eighteen million us dollars and
We will start the first transfer with Six million dollars [$6,000.000]
Upon successful transaction without any disappointment from your side,
We shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining amount to your
Account.
I need your full co-operation to make this work because the
Bank is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has
Correct information of this account.
Upon your positive response and once I will furnish you the information’s with proceedings because there are key bank official who is deeply
Involved in this business. I know that you will not betray the trust I have on you.
At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 35% of the total
Amount, 60% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties
Might have incurred during the process of transferring.
Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.
Regards
Dr Pascal Eric





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