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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: "hajj_sankoh11 Gazeta.pl" <hajj_sankoh11@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 12:58:35 +0100
Subject: FROM HAJJ SANKOH


*FROM HAJJ SANKOH
DIRECTOR INCHARGE OF
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING
UNIT,AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC
PHONE NUMBER: 00229 95 81 42 10
PRIVATE EMAIL:
hajj_sankoh1@hotmail.com<http://us.mc306.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=hajj_sankoh1@hotmail.com>
*

*Dear Friend,*


*In a brief introduction, I am Hajj Sankoh, the Director of Operation with
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) of Benin-Cotonou ,Republic of Benin.I have a
very interesting transaction to discuss with you. The business under
discussion has to do with one of our customer a national of your country,
who is a Consultant/ contractor with Societe Nationale Des Products D'
Agricole (SONAPRA) Company in Benin-Cotonou. I managed to get your contact
details through the Internet search myself because time is of importance
to it and I am desperately looking for Someone to assist me to pull this
money out from the bank before our corrupt government officials will
confiscate the money.On Thursday, December 25, 2003, this our customer , his
wife and their only daughter were involved in Air-Crash near the Atlantic
Ocean in Cotonou suburb. For more clarifications, you can visit the CNN web
news for the tragedy.

**www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash*<http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash>

*Since then I have made several inquiries to your Embassy, in a bid to
locate any relation of this our customer. All attempts to reach the next
of kin of our customer has been futile as He had no family here in
BeninRepublic.Hence my decision to contact you. I want you and I to go
into
partnership, the nature of your business is completely irrelevant to this
transaction as all I need from you is an assurance that my interest will be
fully protected once this transaction is concluded.He made a numbered time
(fixed) deposited for twelve calendar Months and his account with our Bank
accrues to about (Fourteen Million, Three hundred and Fifty- Two Thousand
US Dollars) $USD14.352M.
*

*According to the Benin Law, at the expiration of (Five) years, the money
will revert to the ownership of the Benin government if nobody applies to
claim the funds. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a
foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to our customer so that the fruits
of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials who will latter use the money to sponsor war in Africa
and kill innocent citizens in the search for political power/seat. Please
note that There will be no problem at all, my position as the Director of
Operation guarantees the successful execution of this transaction within 7
Banking days and the money will be paid into your account for us to share in
the ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me.This is very simple, I will like you
to reply immediately so that I can send you the Text of application which
you will fill and apply to the bank as the next of kin to our customer and I
will use my good position in the bank as the Director of Operation to make
sure that the application is approved, during board meeting for immediate
payment. If you are interested, reply immediately via my private email
address: hajj_sankoh1@hotmail.com<http://us.mc306.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=hajj_sankoh1@hotmail.com>

So that we can proceed at once. Please send to me also your private phone,
or mobile numbers for easier correspondence.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best Regards.

Hajj Sankoh.
Private email: hajj_sankoh1@hotmail.com<http://us.mc306.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=hajj_sankoh1@hotmail.com>
*

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