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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: Blessed Majeky <bmajeky_cii03@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:30:20 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM: MAJEKY


FROM: BLESSED A. MAJEKY
ABIDJAN - IVORY COAST.
TEL: 0022507836874

HELLO ,

IT IS WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT I MAKE THIS URGENT AND CORE STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PROPOSAL TO YOU IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT YOU ARE TRUST WORTHY AND RELIABLE AS I GOT TO KNOW FROM MY SOURCES.

I AM MR. BLESSED A. MAJEKY THE WESTERN DISTRICT BANK MANAGER OF ONE OF THE LEADING BANKS HERE IN ABIDJAN - IVORY COAST. HOWEVER I WILL NOT HESISTATE TO CONFIDE TO YOU THIS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, THERE IS AN ACCOUNT THAT WAS OPENED IN THE BANK IN THE YEAR 1990 AND SINCE 2001, NOBODY HAS OPERATED THIS ACCOUNT AGAIN AND AFTER CAREFUL INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT WAS THE PRESIDENT OF ARC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY A FOREIGNER WHO DIED IN THE YEAR 2001. THE ACCOUNT HAS NO BENEFICIARY AT PRESENT AND INVESTIGATIONS HAS PROVED THAT HIS COMPANY ARC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ACCOUNT AFTER SEVERAL AUDITING BY BANK SPECIAL AUDITORS WHICH I AM ALWAYS THE HEAD.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT UP TO DATE IS US$10. 500,000 (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY). IN LIGHT OF THE ABOVE FACT, I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO MOVE THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY. ALL I NEED IS YOUR SINCERE ACCEPTANCE TO ASSIST ME IN THIS REGARD AND MY LAWYER WILL TAKE ABSOLUTE CARE OF LEGAL ASPECT OF THE WHOLE DOCUMENTATION IN YOUR NAME FOR PROPER CLAIM OF THE MONEY AS THE NEXT KIN BY PROVIDING ANY ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE WHERE THIS FUND WILL BE REMITTED. YOUR ASSISTANCE AS A FOREIGNER IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT IS READY TO WELCOME ANYBODY PREFERABLY A FOREIGNER WHO HAS THE CORRECT INFORMATION OF THE ACCOUNT WHICH I WILL GIVE YOU AND ALSO IN DETAILS TO MY LAWYER IMMEDIATELY YOU SHOW INTEREST,

IF YOU ARE CAPABLE TO CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION WITH ME NOW THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BANK HAS ORDERED THAT ALL DORMANT ACCOUNTS BE FROZEN. ON THE STRENGTH OF THIS ORDER, I WISH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SITUATION AND PRESENT YOU AS BENEFICIARY AND GET IT TRANSFERRED TO YOUR DESIGNATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. BE INFORMED THAT THE NECESSARY GROUND WORK CONCERNING THIS BUSINESS HAS BEEN DONE FOR SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM, THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE PROVIDED YOU ADHERE TO MY INSTRUCTIONS. SEND ALSO YOUR ADRESS AND YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS FOR PROPER DOCUMENTATIONS.

AFTER SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO 35% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND 5% OF THE TOTAL SUM SET ASIDE TO COVER ALL OUR EXPENSES WE BOTH MIGHT INCURE WITHIN THE PERIOD OF THE TRANSFER AND 60% FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUE. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT AS A BANKER I KNOW THAT TRANSACTIONS LIKE THIS WOULD INVOLVE US INCURING SOME EXPENSES IN THE PROCESS OF HANDLING THE TRANSFER BECAUSE THE ACCOUNT/MONEY IN QUESTION IS NOT OPERATIVE FOR US TO HAVE ACCESS TO ENOUGH FUNDS FOR THE TRANSACTION UNTIL IT IS NORMALISED INTO YOUR NAME,

BUT DO NOT WORRY WE WOULD BOTH SHARE ANY EXPENSES THAT COMES UP AND ALL EXPENSES INCURRED BY BOTH PARTIES WOULD BE TAKEN CARE BY THE 5% MAPPED OUT FOR EXPENSES BEFORE OUR MAJOR PERCENTAGES WILL BE SHARED. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE READ THIS DUTIFULLY SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND READY TO UNDERTAKE THIS BUSINESS AND IMPROVING OUR LIVES I NEED YOUR HELP TO SEE THIS THROUGH, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO REPLY ME VIA MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW IMMEDIATELY. BE INFORMED OF THE UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIRED IN THIS BUSINESS, YOU ARE FREE TO ASK QUESTION WERE NECESSARY.

bmajeky_cii03@yahoo.fr

KINDEST REGARDS

MR. BLESSED A. MAJEKY




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