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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: Henry Aditvi <henryad008@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <henryaditvi@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 04:00:38 +0000
Subject: A TRUST WORTHY PERSON.



MR.HENRY ADITVI
INVESTORS RELATIONS DEPARTMENT.
UNION TOGOLAISE DE
BANQUE.
LOME TOGO.

DEAR FRIEND,

THIS MESSAGE MIGHT MEET YOU IN UTMOST SURPRISE,
HOWEVER,IT'S JUST MY URGENT NEED FOR FOREIGN PARTNER THAT MADE ME TO CONTACT YOU
FOR THIS TRANSACTION.

I AM A BANKER BY PROFESSION FROM LOME TOGO IN WEST
AFRICA AND CURRENTLY HOLDING THE POST OF MANAGER IN OUR DEPARTMENT, UNION
TOGOLAISE DE BANQUE. I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF TRANSFERRING THE LEFT OVER FUNDS
($2.1MILLION) BELONGING TO ONE OF OUR CLIENT. MR. MORGAN ROGERS, WHO DIED ALONG
WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON 03RD JANUARY 2004 IN A PLANE CRASH, LIVING NOBODY
BEHIND TO CLAIM HIS LEFT OVER FUND WITH MY BANK.

YOU CAN CONFIRM THE
GENUINENESS OF THE DECEASED DEATH BY CLICKING ON THIS WEB SITE.

http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=758

HENCE,
I AM INVITING YOU FOR A BUSINESS DEAL WHERE THIS MONEY CAN BE SHARED BETWEEN US
IN THE RATIO OF 30/70 IF YOU AGREE TO MY BUSINESS PROPOSAL,FURTHER DETAILS OF
THE TRANSFER WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR RETURN
MAIL.

HAVE A GREAT DAY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR.HENRY
ADITVI
INVESTORS RELATIONS DEPARTMENT.
UNION TOGOLAISE DE BANQUE.
LOME
TOGO.

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