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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: "tmensah12@klikni.cz" <tmensah11@klikni.cz>
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 08:44:58 -1200
Subject: VERY URGENT PLEASE..


Attn Please,
Having read from international news, I understood that due to betrayals of
trust from some deceiptful individuals, it is difficult these days for one
to listen or even pay attention to e-mail mostly from africa.
Sincerely speaking, this had been a burden and worrysome for to write this
message to you long ago, wonderring what you will think when receives this
message from me while we have not met me before.

I am Mr.Tony Mensah,and works with a Security and Finance house "Equitorial
Security Sarl "E.S.S.L.T in Togo, with the position of the manager
auditing and foreign bills section of international banking services
including deposits trust and company management,a subsidiary of Ecowas
Monetry Union (E.M.U.) with head office in Lome Togo. i am contacting you in
confidence believing that you are matured in business and can keep
confidentiality of this transaction until a successful line is drawn.

However is not mandatory nor will i in any manner compel you to honour
against your will,here in this company existed a deposit for the past 5
years, belonging to Late Mr. Max Kavanagh of Australia, with account NO.
0002135468975/ecobank/tg. Who was among the Eighty Eight(88) Australian
victims of 12th October 2002 Bali Bombing, out of 202 fatalities. To confirm
the incident click this site below: *
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Bali_bombing*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Bali_bombing>

When I discovered that non of his relatives came for this deposit, I
decided to carry out a system investigation and discovered that non of the
family member nor relations of the late person is aware of this deposit.
This is the story in a nutshell.

Now I want someone from overseas(mostly one residing in Australia) who will
be presented to the company as the bonafide next of kin so that this fund
will be transfered on his name, thereafter,I had planned to destroy all
related documents for this deposit. It is a careful network and for the past
eleven months I have worked out everything to ensure a hitch-free
operation. The deposit is intact and stands at-(US$14.5M) fourteen million
five hundred thousand united states dollars,what is needed now is foreigner
then i will furnish you with related information to back-up this claim
successfully.

Now my questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission? If you can handle this transfer with me.

Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.Finally, it is our
humble prayer that the information as contained herein be accorded the
necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves.

Please for our subsiquent communication and contacts kindly send me the
following when replying :
Your private telephone and fax numbers
Contact address
Your full names

You shall also open an empty/blank Bank account which shall have no money on
it to avoid conflict between I and you and to prove my utmost honesty and
sincerity,this is where this fund shall be transfered into before
disbursment and sharing between both of us.

I expect your urgent response if you can handle this project,send me an
email for confirmation.

Respectfully yours,
Mr.Tony Mensah.

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