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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: "Myriam Philippe" <myriam_51philippe@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:11:54 +0300
Subject: Mme.MYRIAM PHILIPPE

Mme.MYRIAM PHILIPPE
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER, BANQUE
INTERNATIONALE DU ABIDJAN ABIDJAN, COTE D,IVOIRE


With due respect and humility, I write to you this
proposal.I am the manager of bill and exchange at the
foreign remittance department of Banque internationale du
Abidjan. I am writing following the impressive information
about you, l got your contact in my quest for a reliabe
and capable person to assist me in this deal.l trust your
capability and reliability to champion this businees
opportunity

In my department,we discovered an abandoned sum of
11,5000,000M euro(Eleveen Million Five hundred thousand
euros).In an account that belongs to one of our foreign
customer DR LEWIS STANLY a canadian who died in an ugly
plane crash along with his entire family on September
2000 in Since we got information about his death,

we have been expecting his next of kin to come forward and
claim his money because we cannot release it unless
somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the
deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines and
policies but nfortunately we learnt that all his
supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him
at Urgly plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claims.

It is therefore upon this discovery that I have decided to
make this businness proposal to you to transact this
DEAL with you and to act as the next of kin or relation to
the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement
since nobody s comng forth and l dont want this money to
go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.

Acording to our Banking policies and guideline here which
stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after ten
year,the money will automatically be transfered into the
Bank treasure claimed fund.

My request for a foreigner to act as next of kin in his
business is by the fact that the customer was a foreigner
and a citizen of this country cannot stand or put claims
as next of kin to a foreigner.

l agreed to offer 40% of the total fund to you, for your
assistance, to act as the next of Kin to the foreigner,to
provide account ,10% will be for
reimbursement
of any expenses incured during the curse of the
transaction.

There after, I and my family will visit your country for
disbursement and for investment in your country. Therefore
to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as
arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relation
or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name,
your bank account number, your private telephone and
fax number for easier and effective communication and
location where the money will be transfer.

Upon receipt of your reply,I will send to you by fax or
email the text of the application.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this hitch
free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as
all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.

You should contact me immediately as soon as you receieve
hope to hear from.

Mme.MYRIAM PHILIPPE

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