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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: Mr Richard Adamu <mrrichard_adamu@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mradamu_richard@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:49:37 +0200
Subject: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND GET TO ME.




From:Mr. Richard Adamu
Foriegn Remittance Department ManagerContinental Trust BankCotonou, Republic of Benin.West Africa.

How Are You ?

I am Mr. Richard Adamu the trustee and financial manager to late Mr. Mohamed Mohd. I am also the present Foriegn Remittance Department Manager of Continental Trust Bank, Cotonou branch,Republic of Benin.

I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you as a result of what I presently have at hand.On 25th December 2003, Mr. Mohamed Mohd, a Lebanese investor in Cotonou , Republic of Benin was among the plane crash victims of Boeing727-type, Air plane of African Transport Union (UTA) crashed on 25th December 2003 at the Fidjrosse beach Cotonou Republic of Benin. 110 persons died, the Beirut-bound flight victims are mostly Lebanese nationals and few westerners. Over 40 others still reported missing as at then, while 22 passengers survived.
Here is the air crash website= http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html.

Shortly after his death , his relatives arrived Cotonou Republic of Benin and I handed over every of his other accounts information within African development bank ascept this very account file I withheld to divert the sum.

I seek your consent to present you as Next of kin to the deceased so that the sidetracked Account valued at 15.5 Million Euro (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Euro) of late Mr. Mohamed Mohd could be remitted to your account as his Next of Kin, and then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed percentage.

All I require from you is your honest co-operation and trust 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 law. To enable us discuss further about this transaction, do contact me.

With best regards,
Mr. Richard Adamu.
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