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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: mohamedmossa01@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:56:22 +0100
Subject: Re: YOU FUNDS TRANSFER


Attention: Beneficiary;

I am Mr. mohamed williams, a senior staff with CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICAN
STATES (BCEAO) cotonou office Branch,

I am writing you this letter based on the fact that cool penny is better
than millions of dollars, means it's better for one to live and die poor
honest man than a rich dishonest one. The management of this organisation
have discovered with an effort of officer in the computer section in the
person of Engineer Peter Cliff a pending payment of fund valued US
$1,750,000.(one million seven hundred and fifty thousand United States
Dollars) the said fund has your name as the sole beneficiary.


On further investigation, we found out from the company's security computer
that you have been waiting for a long time to receive this payment. As I
found out that you have almost met all the statutory requirements in respect
of your pending payment. The problems you are having is that of interest
groups, A lot of people are interested in your fund and those people are
merely doing paper works with you and that explains why you receive
different kinds of untrue e-mail messages, fax and phone calls from
different people everytime, Also we found out that some of the officials of
the parastatals have been extorting a lot of money from you with the pretext
of helping you receive your money,


I can assure you this will keep pendening if you do not do away with those
officers. For your information, be informed that arrangement has been
finalized with CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (BCEAO) to process the
payment of your fund through bank to bank transfer sytem or through an ATM
Debit Card Payment this is to avoid and ensure that no further thing delay
you from receiving your fund which has been in our custody for a very long
time.

Be advised that Central Bank of West African States(BCEAO) is a well known
bank and the management of this company has endorsed the payment of your
fund through Bank facilities, therefore contact the bank office with this
contact information as detail below and request for the payment of your fund
($1,750,000.(one million seven hundred and fifty thousand United States
Dollars) either through ATM debit card or mastercard or through bank to bank
transfer depending on your choice. The bank can be contacted with below
information:

Central Bank of West African States(BCEAO)
Siege social: Avenue jean paul, Cotonou;
Email:(infobceao01@gmail.com )
TELEPHONE:+22998860041

To this effect, you are require to reconfirm your complete address and
telephone number for easier communication. However, you are require to
contact the bank with above detail without delay. Finally, the bank has been
advised to ensure and complete all the necceassry arrangement regarding the
smooth payment of the fund to you. We wait to reciprocate your urgent
compliance. Mr. mohamed williams,

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