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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. Kruma Robert" <kruma2010@basemailz.com>
Reply-To: kruma2010@live.fr
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:01:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attention To The Director Manager.


Attention To The Director Manager.
 
Dear Friend.
 
I hope you would not find this intrusive but first, may I humbly solicit your confidence in this transaction, because of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. But I am assuring you that you shall be very happy at the end of the day. I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, as I wish to repose my trust and confidence on your discreteness and ability in transaction of this nature.
 
Let me start by introducing my self properly to you, my name is Mr. Robert Kruma, I am the Regional Director of UBA Bank  Abidjan-Cote D' Ivoire.I have packaged a Financial Transaction that will benefit both of us, as the Regional Director of UBA BANK; it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital city at the end of each year.
 
On the course of the year 2006 end of year report, I discovered  an excess profit of Seventeen  Million Five  Hundred Thousand Dollars only, [US Dollars 17,500,000.00]. The head office has no record of this fund, AND   I have placed it  on FIXED DEPOSIT  ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.
 
As an officer of the bank I can not be directly connected to this money, this is why I am contacting you for us to work so that you can assist and receive this money into your bank account for investment in your country. We have concluded  to give you  40%  of the total sum for your contribution's , AND  60% for me and my coleques.
 
Note, that there are practically no risks involved in this transaction as it is 100% risk free and will be legally bonded, it will be bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to stand  as the original depositor of this fund who made the deposit with Kumasi  branch so that my Head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account. If you accept this offer to work with me, if you find this proposal suitable for you, kindly get back to for full details.
 
I will appreciate it very much, If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not make undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed on you, and I assure you that we shall achieve it successfully.
 
Best regards,
 
Mr. Robert Kruma

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