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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: info mail <david.bongo@web.de>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:49:50 +0200
Subject: REPLY TO CONFIRM PLEASE





Dear Friend,<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:off=
ice:office" /><o:p></o:p>

Hope this may not constitute sort of embarrassment to you. First I must so=
licit your confidence in this transaction; this is by virtue of its nature=
as being utterly confidential and top secret. But I am assuring you that =
all will be well at the end of the day. I have decided to contact you due =
to the urgency of this transaction, as I wish to rely on your discreteness=
and ability in transaction of this nature. <o:p></o:p>

Let me start by introduce my self properly to you, My name is Dr. David Bo=
ngo, I work as the Regional Manager of Caja Rural Mortgage and Finance Mad=
rid Spain. There was a Non Resident Account opened in my Branch and for th=
e past 6 years, this account was dormant without operation and at the same=
time nobody has come to claim the account with its closing balance of US$=
9 million.<o:p></o:p>

This has made me to trace the source and origin of the funds and the benef=
iciary starting since the year 2005 and today I have gathered every report=
confirming that the Beneficiary was a Top Government Official in his coun=
try and now have passed away six years ago leaving no legal inheritance in=
structions on the account. The families have no idea that such funds exist=
because the account was opened with a different name in order to maintain=
the privacy of the account in question. On this note, this account will b=
e converted into the bank treasury by the end of the year if no one has co=
me for the claiming of the funds. <o:p></o:p>

Therefore, I come to you to know if you will endorse this offer so that I =
will present you as the Next of Kin to claim the funds while official docu=
ments will be prepared to support our claims. This is a straight forward d=
eal without any risk attached. Our sharing ratio will be 50:50 should in c=
ase you are interested. Please forward me your direct telephone numbers fo=
r discussion of this offer in further details in my personal email (davidb=
ongo@ubbi.com)<o:p></o:p>

Yours Sincerely,<o:p></o:p>

Dr. David Bongo.<o:p></o:p>


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