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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: "kaluezekalu1@yahoo.fr" <drezekalu7@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:09:07 +0200
Subject: From Dr.Eze Kalu (Continental Bank Of Cotonou )


Auditing and Accounting Unit,
Continental Bank Of Cotonou
CALAVI ,04 Bp 1036 .
Republic Du Benin
Regular Email:kaluezekalu1@yahoo.fr <Email%3Akaluezekalu1@yahoo.fr>


Dear ,

Is my Pleasure writing to you at this moment of the day, I am Dr.Eze Kalu
the Director in charge of Auditing and Accounting Unit of Continental Bank
in Cotonou-Benin Republic.I got your contact in my search for a reputable
and reliable person to do business with,I have urgent and very confidential
business proposition for you, On June 6 2003 a major contractor with
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS)made a numbered
time(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months. Valued at USD$17.5m dollar(
Seventeen Million Five Hundred thousand US Dollars) I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.After a month, I
sent a reminder and finally discovered from his contract employers, ECOWAS
Cotonou Benin, that he died in the month of December 25th 2003.plane crash
with Union Transport Africans Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou.You will read
more stories about the crash on visiting this website:
www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/



On further investigation, I found out that he died without making his
"WILL", and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore
made further investigation and discovered that he did not declare any next
of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank
Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of USD$17.5m dollar (Seventeen
Million Five Hundred thousand US Dollars) is still lying in my Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Benin banking
Law, in line with the Federal Edict Act of 1979 at the expiration of
4(Four)years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Benin Government
if nobody applies to claim the fund.


Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to act as next of kin to
the deceased customer, so that the fruits of this old man labour will not
get into the hands of some corrupt government officials here in Benin,If you
accept to carry out this project with me, We will share the money in the
ratio of 70% for me and 30% for you.Upon your acceptance to do this deal
with me, we will jointly effect the transfer within seven working days be
rest assured that this transaction carries no risk and no extra
responsibilities on your part, except the above mentioned roles and normally
you will be required to maintain absolute secrecy throughout the duration of
this transaction, because discussing it with a third party might jeopardise
the entire transaction.
I am looking forward to receiving your interesting response on this offer.

Thanks for your understanding,

Dr.Eze Kalu.

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