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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: nyenom_kem chrisy <nyenom_kem_christy@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:38:28 +0100 (CET)
Subject: TRUST AND GODLY ONE


From: Dr KEM CHRISTY Manager Credit and Foriegn Bills
Regent Bank Nig Plc
Victoria Island
Lagos-Nigeria.
Attention: Sir/Madam,

My name is Dr NYENOM CHRISTY, the Manager, Credit and Foreign
bills of Regent Bank Plc. I am writing in respect of a
foreign customer of our bank with account number 14-255-114
whose name is Late Mr. Morris Thompson, an american by
citizen who perished in a plane crash of Alaska Airlines
Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his
wife and only daughter. You shall read more about the crash
on visiting this site which I got during my investigation;
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list

Since the demise of this our customer, I personally has
watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all
has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds of
US$15.5M (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thoudsand United
States Dollars) which has been with our branch for a very
long time. On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name
shall be used as the Next of Kin as no one has come up to be
the next of kin. And the banking ethics here does not allow
such money to stay more than Ten Years, because the money
will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed fund
after this period.

In view of this I got your contact through a trade journal
when i was making a research on a foreigner i will use in
this great opportunity. For your assistant i will give you
30% of the total amount then 10% has been maped out to
donate to the motherless baby home, while the remaining 60%
will be for me and my partner. Upon the receipt of your
response, I will send you by fax or e-mail the letter of
application which you will type sign and send back to our
bank to enable us start this transaction. I will not fail
to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and
that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for
the smooth and easy transfer of this fund has been
finalized, this transaction will be completed within seven
banking days of recieving your response, after you apply to
the bank as a relation to the deceased. When you receive
this letter, kindly send me an e-mail signifying your
decision including your private Tel/Fax numbers for quick
communication.

Yours Sincerely,
Dr KEM CHRISTY,
Manager Credit and Foriegn Bills
Regent Bank Nig Plc.



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