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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: "James Uku" <jamesuku20@mail.mn>
Reply-To: james_uku@excite.com
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:57:11 +0200
Subject: My Good Friend,


My Good Friend,


First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue
of it's nature as being utterly confidential and top secret.
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that this is real and
genuine.
I am Mr James Uku the head of corporate and institutional banking Bills and
Exchange, Bank Of Africa Benin-Rep.

I came to know you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person
can handle this Confidential Transaction,which involves the transfer of a
huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence.


MY PROPOSITION;


During my audit exercise I discovered an abandoned sum of US$7,500,000.00
(Seven million Five hundred thousand united states dollars) in an account
that belongs to one of our customers a Lebanis estate tycoo/Car dealers
(Mohammed Douiri) who died along with his wife ( Sinai Douiri)and entire
family, In Boeing 727 on the 26th dec 2003 In Benin Rep,plane crash.Since
his death, none of his relations has come forward to lay claims for his fund
with Financial bank Benin as the next-of-kin.


But the said Bank of Africa cannot release the fund from his account unless
someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased Customer , as
indicated in our banking guidelines.


Unfortunately, no family member nor relative neither the business patner has
ever appeared to the Bank as the next of kin to claim the said fund.


Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as the
next of kin to (Mohammed Douiri)the deceased Customer so that the fund
(Fifteen Miliion united states dollars) can be released and paid into your
account as the beneficiary's next of kin otherwise the fund will be returned
to treasury as unclaimed funds and will be subsequently confisicated by the
Benin government at the expiration of five year duration.


All informations to enable you receive this funds will be carefully worked
out. Please acknowledge the receipt of this message in acceptance of our
mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the following;


1. Your name and address
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers
3. Your banking informations
4. Your marital status,sex and age
5. Your Picture or Internatiuonal Passport to eneble me whom i am daeling
with.


These requirements will enable us file letters of claim to the appropriate
departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the transfer can
be made.
I have agreed that our ratio of sharing will be as stated thus:


On final conclusion of this project,45% of this shall be for me,while 50%
shall be for you because of your full involvement and the remaining 5% shall
be used to cater for any expenses incurred. Your share 50% stays with you,my
45% share shall be used for investment purposes in your country.For your
confirmations,you can visit this website for more info

www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash


If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the
trust I have bestowed in you to betray me.

I await your urgent mail.


Best Regards

From Mr James uku
Corporate Office Bank Of Africa
Bills and Exchange
Financial Cotonou Benin-Rep
Tel 00229-97 58 42 31

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