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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: "Karim Traore." <karim_traore45@christmails.com>
Reply-To: karimtraore455@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:57:03 -0800 (PST)
Subject: EXTREMELY URGENT.

EXTREMELY URGENT.
YOUR KIND ATTENTION.

FAX: 225.21219727.
EMAIL: director_remittance@expressivemail.com
FROM MY DESK : MR KARIM A. TRAORE.


SUBJECT : BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

Dearest,
It is my pleasure contacting you for the first time concerning a deal I will like two of us to look into and find a solution on what to do to it.
First and foremost, I am MR KARIM A. TRAORE, the International / Foreign Operation Officer with the BANQUE ATLANTIQUE ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE and there was a sum of US$7 million we discovered during our monthly routing checking in our bank. According to the records before us, the money belongs to a Foreign Firm and the company was forced to close down as a result of both political and economic wars that invaded the country since the 19th of September 2002 and since then the money had been floating in the initial account without anybody coming forward or servicing the said account.
However, with my position in the bank, I have the clue on how this deal should be strike and the money transferred to your designated bank account if you indicate your interest to do the business, without problems or much delay.
We only need your services in this following ways.

1. To provide an account where these fund should be transferred and also to assure us that the account in question will accommodate the funds.
2. Your residential or office address coupled with your private phone and fax numbers for easy access as soon as the bank opens communication with you.
3. All the paper works should be provided on demand to the bank – to – bank transfer in your favour.
4. An agreement that will bind us together and also you stating that you will not sit on top of the money when transferred to your account.

For more huge success on the transaction, their will be an open door policy among ourselves, confidence in sharing views, mutual understanding which these transaction entails and more importantly CONFIDENTIAL. In making the deal to work, all hands must be on deck and also for us to know our individual participations.

Finally, immediately after the transaction and the funds reflect into your bank account, we shall offer you 20% of the total sum and we set aside 5% for both local and international expenses we may incur. For more questions and concerns,you can call me on phone or you fax to the above fax number or email me. Again, criticism and professional advice are highly welcomed.

Thanks for your concern.
Regards,
MR KARIM.A TRAORE.

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