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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: "REV.DENISE DEAN" <rev_cdanisedean@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: rev_denisedean@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 04:30:56 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: WITH GOOD FAITH



FROM REV. DANISE DEAN
CREDIT AND ACCOUNT DEPT.
OCEANIC BANK NIG PLC
CORPORATE HEADQUATERS
12 MOLAR STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS NIGERIA&nbsp;
TELEPHONE +234-1-4732762

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
GOOD DAY&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
I COME TO YOU WITH LOVE AND GRATITUDE TO GOD FOR OUR LIVES AND THE OPPORTUNITIES GRANTED UNTO US TO BE CONNECTED TODAY FOR A BENEFICIAL BUSINESS THAT WILL LAST FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION IF ONLY YOU WILL GIVE ME YOU’RE SUPPORT.

MEANWHILE PERMIT ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF BELOW.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
I AM REV. DANISE DEAN,&nbsp;OF&nbsp;OCEANIC BANK PLC (0.B.)&nbsp; I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK&nbsp;LATE ENGR.&nbsp; CHRISTIAN EICH (SNR) A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY, WHO USED TO WORK WITH SHELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY HERE IN LAGOS-NIGERIA.&nbsp;ON&nbsp;MONDAY&nbsp;31&nbsp;JULY 2000. HIS WIFE AND&nbsp;TWO OF HIS CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN AIR-CRAFT. ALL OCCUPANTS UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES.

: FOR MORE&nbsp;INFOMATION VISIT THE WEB SITE&nbsp;:&nbsp;http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

SINCE THEN BANK AND I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF HIS IMMEDIATE RELATIVES THIS HAS ALSO PROVED ABORTIVE. AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN CLAIMING THE MONEY AND PROPERTIES LEFT BEHIND BY OUR CUSTOMER BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY OUR BANK WHERE HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF SEVENTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS. SINCE IT IS THE LAW SAY THAT IF THE FUNDS ARE UNCLAIMED &nbsp;AT THE EXPIRATION OF&nbsp;10 YEARS THE FUNDS WILL BE DIVERT THE HER MAJESTY'S ACCOUNT.
&nbsp;
I GUARANTEE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU AND I FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. DO CALL ME NOW&nbsp; +234-1-4732762
&nbsp;
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR RESPONSE I WILL DETAIL YOU ON THE MODALITIES THROUGH WHICH WE WILL ACHIEVE THIS CLAIMS. HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. REMAIN BLESSED, CALL ME NOW IF YOU ARE INTRESTED.
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
MY REGARDS,
&nbsp;REV. DANISE DEAN
ACCOUNT MANAGER
OCEANIC&nbsp;BANK&nbsp;PLC (O.B)
PRIVATE NUMBER+234-1-4732762
&nbsp;

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