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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: kamara_susane02@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 02:43:13 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: IMPORTANT


BUREAU DE KAMARA SUSANE
DIRECTRICE DES CHANGES ET DES FACTURES,
DE ECOBANK-CI ,
ABIDJAN CE-D'IVOIRE.

SALUT CHER AMI ,

je suis le directeur du bureau des changes et des Factures, de
ECOBANK-CI .
C'est donc apres plusieurs jours de recherche que je decide de me confie a vous.
Dans mon dEartement nous avons dEouvert une somme abandonnE de $ US
7 000 000 de dollars amEicains ( sept millions de dollars
amEicains).
Dans un compte qui appartient Eun de nos clients
Erangers qui est mort avec sa famille entife en novembre 2004 dans
un accident d'avion.
Puisque nous avons obtenu l'information sur sa mort, nous nous sommes
attendus a ce que ses successeurs viennent et revendiques son argent
parce que nous ne pouvons pas le sortir Emoins que quelqu'un ne le
demande en tant que parent ainsi qu'il est indiqudans nos directives
bancaires mais malheureusement nous avons appris que toute ses parents
proches supposE sont dEbes avec lui lors de l'accident d'avion ne
laissant personne derrife pour la revendication de ses biens .
C'est donc au sujet de cette dEouverte que moi et d'autres
fonctionnaires dans mon dEartement avons maintenant dEidï¾€de Vous
faire cette proposition d'affaires et de vous sortir l'argent comme
Eant le parent du dEEï¾€puisque personne ne viendras pour cela et
puisque nous ne voulons pas que cet argent entre Ela trEorerie de
Banque comme fond non rElam
La loi Bancaire et la directive stipulent ici que si un tel argent est
restnon rElamapr que cinq annEs se soit EoulEs , l'argent
sera transfEï¾€dans la trEorerie de la Banque comme fonds non
rElam
La demande d'un Eranger comme ensuite de famille dans cette affaire
est occasionnE par le fait que le client Eait un Eranger et un
Ivoirien ne peut pas re dEigne comme successeur Eun Eranger.
Nous reconnaissons que 30 % de cet argent seront pour vous en tant que
associï¾€Eranger, El'Eard de la disposition d'un compte Eranger, 10
% seront mis de cpour des dEenses encourues pendant l'affaire et
60 % seraient pour moi et mes collFues. LEapr que moi et mes
collFues ayons visites votre pays pour le partage selon les
pourcentages indiquE.
Donc pour permettre le transfert immEiat de ces fonds vers vous, vous
devez vous signaler d'abord Ela banque en tant que successeurs du
dEEE en indiquant le nom de votre banque, votre numEo de compte
bancaire, votre TEEhone privet le numEo de fax pour une
communication facile et efficace et l'emplacement ol'argent sera
vir
ErEeption de votre rEonse, je vous enverrai par fax ou par courrier
Eectronique le texte de la demande. Je ne manquerais pas de porter a
votre connaissance que cette transaction est sans risques et que vous
ne devez pas avoir le moindre atome de crainte puisque toutes les
dispositions ont Eï¾€prises pour le transfert.
Vous devez entrer en contact avec moi immEiatement aussit que vous
recevez cette lettre Emon mail privci-dessous . En espEant
recevoir des nouvelles de vous le plus t possible.
Veuillez agrEr nos salutations distinguEs,
KAMARA SUSANE DIRECTRICE
DES CHANGES ET FACTURES,
DE ECOBANK COTE D'IVOIRE


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OFFICE OF KAMARA SUSANE DIRECTING OF
THE EXCHANGES AND THE INVOICES, OF ECOBANK-CI,
ABIDJAN CE-D' IVORY.
HELLO DEAR FRIENDLY,
I am the director of the office of the exchanges and the Invoices, of ECOBANK-CI.
It is thus after several days of research that I decide on me entrusts has you.
In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of $ US 7.000.000 of American dollars (seven million American dollars).
In an account which belongs to one of our customers
foreigners who died with his whole family in November 2004 in an air crash.
Since we obtained information on its death, we expected has what its successors come and assert his money because we cannot leave it unless somebody does not ask it as a relative as it is indicated in our banking directives but unfortunately we learned that all his/her supposed close relations are die with him at the time of the air crash not leaving anybody behind for the claim of its goods
It is thus about this discovery that me and other civil servant in my department now decided to make You this proposal for businesses and to leave you the money as being the relative deceased since nobody will come for that and since we do not want that this money between with the treasury of Bank like melts not claimed.
The Banking law and the directive stipulate here that if such a money remained not claimed after five years ran out, the money will be transferred in the treasury from the Bank like funds not claimed.
The request from abroad as then of family in this business is caused by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Man from the Ivory Coast cannot be designates as successor with a foreigner.
We recognize that 30% of this money will be for you as a foreign associate, with regard to the provision of a foreign account, 10 % will be put on side for expenditure incurred during the business and 60% would be for me and my colleagues. There after me and my colleagues have visits your country for the division according to the percentages indicated.
Thus to allow the immediate transfer of these funds towards you, you must announce yourselves initially to the bank as successors of deceased by indicating the name of your bank, your number of bank account, your private Telephone and the number of fax for an easy and effective communication and the site where the money will be transferee
With reception of your answer, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the request. I would not fail to carry is informed your which this transaction is without risks and which you should not have the least atom of fear since all the provisions were taken for the transfer.
You must come into contact with me immediately at once that you receive this letter with my .
I contacted you in butts of a very important business
email deprived below. While hoping to receive news of you as soon as possible.
Please accept our best greetings,
KAMARA SUSAN DIRECTING OF
THE EXCHANGES AND INVOICES
ECOBANK Ivory Coast


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