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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: MISS.CELINE SAMUEL. <celinesamuel011@hotmail.fr>
Date: 24 Mar 2011 10:01:15 -0400
Subject: HELLO DEAR


FROM MISS.CELINE SAMUEL .
SECRETARY AUDIT/REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF ATLANTIC BANK
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.

MY DEAR,
THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE TO MY MESSAGE AND ALSO THE WILLINGNESS TO KNOW ABOUT THE PROJECT. PLEASE GO THROUGH THE MESSAGE BELOW AND THEN GET BACK TO ME SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED.

LIKE I SAID, MY NAME IS MISS.CELINE SAMUEL. I WORK AS THE SECRETARY OF AUDIT/REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF ATLANTIC CREDIT BANK ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.

I HAVE A BUSINESS WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US.THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IS ($7.5 MILLION US DOLLARS) WHICH I WANT OUR BANK TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, ALL TO MY FINANCIAL BENEFIT AND YOURS TOO, AND ALSO TO TAKE MY MOTHER TO ABROAD FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER. THIS MONEY IS OWNED BY A DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK LATE MR.MOHAMMED ABDUL-RAHIM, WHO DIED IN A PLANE CLASH FEW YEARS AGO AND SINCE THEN NO CLAIM HAS BEEN PLACED ON HIS BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE.

I WANT OUR BANK TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY, BUT SUCH FUND CAN NOT BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE FUND. THE FUND COULD BE TRANSFERRED IN THESE WAY, YOU SHALL PRESENT YOURSELF AS BUSINESS ASSOCIATE OR COUSIN TO LATE MR.MOHAMMED ABDUL-RAHIM AND I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU INFORMATIONS WHICH YOU NEED FOR A SUCCESSFUL CLAIM OF THE FUND.

I SHALL BE YOUR GUIDE AND INSTRUCTOR THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS TO ENSURE A SWIFT AND SURE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THIS FUND FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION WHILE 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES BOTH OF US INCURRED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, SEND A REPLY TO ME IMMEDIATELY SO THAT I CAN FORWARD APPLICATION OF CLAIM TO YOU TO CONTACT THE BANK IMMEDIATELY.

AND IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR INFORMATION BELLOW SO THAT I WILL PROGRAM THEM IN OUR BANK COMPUTER SYSTEM AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND.

URGENCY HAS TO BE IMPLIED AND THIS BUSINESS MUST BE SECRET BETWEEN YOU AND ME.

FULL NAME: ..............................
FULL ADDRESS: ............................................
MARITAL STATUS: ................
OCCUPATION: ...................
AGE: ............
SEX: .............
NATIONALITY: .....................
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: ................
MOBILE NUMBERS: ................
FAX : ............

THE ATTACHED IS MY ID. AND PICTURE, YOU CAN AS WELL CONTACT ME DIRECTLY ON +22567524752.

BEST REGARDS,
MISS.CELINE SAMUEL.



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