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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)
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:56:32 +0100
Subject: FROM MR FAYE AKARA THANKS





FROM MR.FAYE AKARA
THE DIRECTOR INCHARGE OF AUDITING GENERAL
ACCOUNTS OF THE SGBCI ABIDJAN .COTE D' IVOIRE.
www.sgbci.ci.


DEAR,

MY NAME IS MR.FAYE AKARA THE DIRECTOR INCHARGE OF AUDITING GENERAL ACCOUN=
TS OF THE SGBCI ABIDJAN.COTE D' IVOIRE FOR SOME YEARS NOW. WITH DUE RESPE=
CT AND TRUST,I WANT TO INFORM YOU THAT IN OUR AUDITING EXERCISESIN THIS B=
ANK, MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A CLIENT =
WHO DIED IN THE LAST USA WORLD TRADE CENTRE BOMBING OF 11TH SEPTEMBER,200=
1 BY THE TERRORISTS.

=C2=A0

ON OUR INVESTIGATION,WE OBSERVED THAT HIS NEXT OF KIN WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO=
CLAIM THE DECEASED MONEY ALSO DIED OUT OF SHOCK ON HEARING THE NEWS OF T=
HE ONLY FAMILY BREAD WINNER HENCE HE WAS NOT TOLD THAT THE DECEASED PUT H=
IS NAME AS HIS NEXT OF KIN. THE ACCOUNT IS INVOLVING THE SUM OF USD$12 MI=
LLION. MEANWHILE, ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS TO PUT CLAIM OVER THIS FUND AS THE=
NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED PERTAINING THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND TRANSFE=
R OF THIS MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED BY MY COLLEAGUES.

=C2=A0

ALL THE DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE BANK CONCERNING THE DEPOSITED FUNDS WILL =
BE SENT TO YOU AS A PROVE OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE FUNDS IN THE BANK AS SO=
ON AS YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION IS PRONOUN=
CED. BASED ON THIS UNDERSTANDING, IN OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, MY COLLEAGUE=
S ASKED ME TO SOURCE FOR A RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER TO CARRY OUT THIS TRA=
NSACTION WHO WILL RESERVE OUR SHARE OF THE FUNDS. THE OPERATIONAL REQUIRE=
MENTS TO EXECUTE THIS TRANSACTION WILL DEMAND FOR YOUR FOREIGN BANK ACCOU=
NT DETAILS AS THE ACREDITED BENEFICIARY IN PLACE OF THE NEXT OF KIN.

=C2=A0

AN ATTORNEY WILL BE DEPLOYED TO PROCESS THE TRANSFER DOCUMENTS AND SIGN T=
HE FINAL RELEASE ORDER OF THE FUNDS ON YOUR BEHALF AS THE NEXT OF KIN.THI=
S IS 100% RISK FREE TRANSACTION BUT YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP IT AS A TOP S=
ECRET HENCE WE ARE STILL IN THE SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE=
AFTER THE CONCLUSSION OF THE REMITTANCE OF THE FUNDS INTO YOUR DESIGNATE=
D BANK ACCOUNT ABROAD. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO 35% OF THE TOTAL SUM INCLUDING=
THE 5% SET ASIDE TO REIMBURSE EXPENSES FOR TELEPHONE AND FAX BILLS ETC W=
HILE 60% IS FOR OUR COLLEAGUES AND INVESTMENT.PLEASE BEAR IT IN MIND THAT=
YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL FACILITATE THE POSITION OF THIS TRANSACTION IM=
MEDIATELY.

=C2=A0

BEST REGARDS,
MR.FAYE AKARA






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