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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: Isabel <isabel.anoh@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 02:58:51 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Good day

Dear Sir/Madame:



I am writing you this letter inspite of the fact that we have never meet each other before in person. I am Miss Isabel Anoh, I am an Ivoirian nationality. I work as an account officer/clerck with the Bank Atlantique here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.



I am contacting you for a transaction which would be of a mutual benefit for both of us. I would need your assistance to the transfer of the sum of $26.000.000 which was deposited by a deceased customer since the year 2003 in my bank. Doctor Akila Al-Hashemi was an adviser to the ex-president of Iraq Sadam Hussien on petroleum and Agriculture.



She was also one of the principal political activitist in the security council of the regime of Sadam Hussien, She was supposed to be nominated as the ambassador of Iraq to the United Nations when she was attacked by unknowned gun men in her residence. She received gunshots from the attack which led to her death five days after in the hospital.







http://www.cjonline.com/stories/092103/pag_iraq.shtml







http://www.rte.ie/news/2003/0920/iraq.html







http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2003/sgsm8897.html







My bank held a meetting last few days to put this money into the government treasury as non-coming beneficiary. It indicated on the Attestation of deposit/contract which she signed with our bank, that this money be transferred to the nominated bank account of her associate as the beneficiary.



But ever since the death of the late woman, Her associate/beneficiary has yet presented himself for the claims of this money and we have no information or identification of his person on our data's. The reason why my bank is deciding to return this fund as non-coming beneficiary. All i require from you is to contact the International remittance dept and apply for the claims of this money to your nominated bank account.



I will furnish you with a copy of the attestation of deposit/contract with the depository receipt which you will present as the proof of your claims, but you must never allow my bank to know that i am the person feeding you with all these informations. This must be a deal between you and me:



You will apply to the bank as the foreign associate to this late woman and when you have received this money, you will then arrange for my arrival into your country to have my part of this money and as well establish another life for myself. I am suffering here with no god salary. You should understand that this transaction should be kept within us as secret. You have no problem with my bank, all you need is to contact the foreign remittance dept and present the documents to them.



For your commision, i have set aside, 40% of the total sum as your comission and 60% will be for me. Should this deal intrest you please do write me quickly to enable me give you the contact and the deposit slip with the attestation of deposit so that you will apply for the tranfer of this money.



Thanks and may the Almighty and Merciful Allah guide you.



Sincerely Yours

Miss Isabel Anoh



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