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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: "MR.MTIYEH Z. PUTTIN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mtiyehzumah@cantv.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:45:18 -0000
Subject: HELLO PARTNER,

GOOD DAY,


MY NAMES ARE MR.MTIYEH Z. PUTTIN, A BANKER AND ACCOUNTANT WITH A BANK HERE IN
ABIDJAN. I AM THE PERSONAL ACCOUNTS MANAGER TO ONE OF OUR LATE CUSTOMER, ENGINEER VALBRUN, A NATIONAL OF HAITI, WHO USED TO WORK WITH AN OIL SERVICING COMPANY HERE IN COTE IVOIRE.

MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE, THEIR THREE CHILDREN AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WERE INVOLVED IN
THE UNTIMELY EARTHQUAKE OF OVER 7.0 MAGNITUDE THAT HAPPENED IN PORT-AU-PRINCE HAITI
ON JANUARY 12 2010 IN WHICH MANY PEOPLE DIED INCLUDING MR. VALBRUN AND FAMILY WHILE
THEY WERE ON HOLIDAY VISIT.SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED RELATIVES BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO TRACE THROUGH THE INTERNET, TO SEE IF I COULD LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY ANY WHERE IN THIS WORLD HENCE I CONTACTED YOU.

OF PARTICULAR INTEREST IS THIS HUGE DEPOSIT WITH OUR BANK HERE IN,WHERE THE DECEASED
HAS AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT ABOUT (?3.7 MILLION EURO) THEY HAVE ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO
PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR THE BANK WILL DECLARE THE ACCOUNT UNSERVISABLE AND THEREBY SEND THE FUNDS TO THE BANK TREASURY.

SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR SOME MONTHS NOW, I WILL
SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR HIS OF THE DECEASED, SO THAT
THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT (?3.7MILLION EURO) CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND
THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY. RIGHT NOW NOBODY WILL COME FOR THIS CLAIM BECAUSE THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY IS GONE,ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS DEAL THROUGH.

FINALLY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED I WOULD LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR FULL NAMES, DATE OF
BIRTH, PERSONAL PHONE AND CONTACT ADDRESS.ONCE I GET THIS INFORMATION FROM YOU I WILL THE WORK ON THE ACCOUNT FILE AND PROGRAMME YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN.THEREAFTER I WILL FAX OR ATTACH A SPECIMEN OF AN APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL RE-TYPE AND FORWARD TO OUR BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN, REMEMBER I AM HERE TO GUIDE YOU SO YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR FOR.

FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THIS, I HAVE RESOLVED ALREADY THAT WE WILL DISCUSS
BETWEEN US ON THE EQUITY FORMULA WE CAN SHARE THE MONEY.REVERT BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVED THIS MAIL TO SHOW YOUR SERIOUSNESS OF WORKING WITH ME IN THIS IMPECCABLE TRANSACTION.

YOURS SINCERELY,

GOOD DAY,


MY NAMES ARE MR.MTIYEH Z. PUTTIN, A BANKER AND ACCOUNTANT WITH A BANK HERE IN
ABIDJAN. I AM THE PERSONAL ACCOUNTS MANAGER TO ONE OF OUR LATE CUSTOMER, ENGINEER VALBRUN, A NATIONAL OF HAITI, WHO USED TO WORK WITH AN OIL SERVICING COMPANY HERE IN COTE IVOIRE.

MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE, THEIR THREE CHILDREN AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WERE INVOLVED IN
THE UNTIMELY EARTHQUAKE OF OVER 7.0 MAGNITUDE THAT HAPPENED IN PORT-AU-PRINCE HAITI
ON JANUARY 12 2010 IN WHICH MANY PEOPLE DIED INCLUDING MR. VALBRUN AND FAMILY WHILE
THEY WERE ON HOLIDAY VISIT.SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED RELATIVES BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO TRACE THROUGH THE INTERNET, TO SEE IF I COULD LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY ANY WHERE IN THIS WORLD HENCE I CONTACTED YOU.

OF PARTICULAR INTEREST IS THIS HUGE DEPOSIT WITH OUR BANK HERE IN,WHERE THE DECEASED
HAS AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT ABOUT (?3.7 MILLION EURO) THEY HAVE ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO
PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR THE BANK WILL DECLARE THE ACCOUNT UNSERVISABLE AND THEREBY SEND THE FUNDS TO THE BANK TREASURY.

SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR SOME MONTHS NOW, I WILL
SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR HIS OF THE DECEASED, SO THAT
THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT (?3.7MILLION EURO) CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND
THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY. RIGHT NOW NOBODY WILL COME FOR THIS CLAIM BECAUSE THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY IS GONE,ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS DEAL THROUGH.

FINALLY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED I WOULD LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR FULL NAMES, DATE OF
BIRTH, PERSONAL PHONE AND CONTACT ADDRESS.ONCE I GET THIS INFORMATION FROM YOU I WILL THE WORK ON THE ACCOUNT FILE AND PROGRAMME YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN.THEREAFTER I WILL FAX OR ATTACH A SPECIMEN OF AN APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL RE-TYPE AND FORWARD TO OUR BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN, REMEMBER I AM HERE TO GUIDE YOU SO YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR FOR.

FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THIS, I HAVE RESOLVED ALREADY THAT WE WILL DISCUSS
BETWEEN US ON THE EQUITY FORMULA WE CAN SHARE THE MONEY.REVERT BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVED THIS MAIL TO SHOW YOUR SERIOUSNESS OF WORKING WITH ME IN THIS IMPECCABLE TRANSACTION.

YOURS SINCERELY,

MR.MTIYEH Z. PUTTIN.

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