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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: "Mr Goodvine Collins" <collieron@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: collinsgood25@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 16:17:00 -0700
Subject: From The Desk Of Mr Goodvine Collins


>From The Desk Of Mr Goodvine Collins
Auditing and Account manager
African Development Bankplc,Lagos.
Phone:+234_70_3030 7928
Email:collinsgood25@hotmail.com <Email%3Acollinsgood25@hotmail.com>

Dear *My Good Friend,* ,
I am Mr Goodvine Collins, the director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of African Development BankPlc{ADB} Lagos,Nigeria, West Africa, and
also a special account officer of Mr. Peter Lund,an European.He was a
seasoned Engineer with shell petroleum Company,Nigeria, who unfortunately
died in a plane crash of Union Transport Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in
Cotonou, Republic of Benin on 25th December, 2003.

Before his death on the 25th December 2003, Mr.Lund has a fixed deposit
account with the bank and no other person know about this account or have
any information relating to this account. The account has Dr,Mrs Helen Lund
as the next-of-kin,but unfortunetely,Mrs Lund died out of portracted cancer
a week before Mr lund died in plane crash,no other person knows about this
fund,excerpt me, and my investigation reveal that his daugther died along
with him in the crash.

Since then, I have made several enquiries to locate any of his extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to contact you. I'm contacting you to assist in
remittance of a dormant fund as the next of kin left behind by Mr. Lund so
as not to allow the bank confiscate or declare the funds unserviceable
according to Nigeria Republic financial law on unclaimed bills which the
government usually map out for the purchase of ammunitions which are the
major course of connflicts in the west of Africa.

Consequently, I'm seeking your consent to present you as the next-of-kin of
the deceased so that the outstanding fixed deposit (US$12 M) will be
remitted into any designated account of yours to be shared by both of us in
the ratio of 60% to me and 40% for you. I have all necessary legal documents
to back up this claim. All that is required of you is absolute honesty,
total commitment, co-operation & absolute
*confidentiality.Be*<http://confidentiality.be/>rest-assured that this
transaction will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect both parties from breach of the law and it is
100% risk free and attracts no authorities and every information you will
require as the next of kin will be forwarded to you after your final
acceptance to help me champion this deal.

If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly email your following
information to me:

a. Full Name(s)
b. Direct phone & fax number(s)
c. Your direct email & any other information you may
deem helpful.

Thank you for your co-operation until I read from you.

Mr Goodvine Collins

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