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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: <wayne_taylord@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: waynetaylor2007@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 20:52:19 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello Dear ,

Hello Dear ,

I am Wayne Taylor Bokoni, Managing Director of (Banking Supervision Department), Central Bank of Cote D Ivoire. I need your asistance to help us claim the sum of US$28, Million ( Twenty Eight Million, United States Dollars) only which was intended to be transferred to One Mr. Aman Toure the next
of kin of Idris Hussein from court order to Bank of Africa to pay the beneficiary.

Since we received the order from Bank of Africa to transfer the amount, the claimant was unable to meet the demand of transfer fee of US$28,000,000 as the Central Bank of Cote D'Ivoire transfer cost and has abandon it since. All we needed from you is to send your banking information to enable us
make the change and get the money transferred to your nominated bank account.

30% of the total money will be for you, 70% will be for us here. The transaction is risk free as we got the information that Mr. Aman Toure is dead. So instead of leaving the money in Central Bank volt, we can use it to help the poor and needy.
If you are capable and interested, send the following information:

Your personal details:
1. Your Name
2. Address and Telephone
3.your picture
4.your age and your country


Bank Detail
1. Bank Name and Address
2. Account Number.
3. Scanned copy of your International Passport or Drivers' Licence or any form of genuine indentity you have.

Then send it through email attachment With these information we will send you the Central Bank payment form with which we can prepare the Payment Slip, Transfer Approval and the Offshore Payment Draft in your favour and the fund will be transferred to your account after the approval by the Central
Bank governor.

Thanks in advance for your anticipated assistance and co-operation.

Yours faithfully,
Wayne Taylor Bokoni




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