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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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Fraud email example:

From: Newman Roberts <newman_roberts01@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:09:57 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Reply Urgent Please



Reply Urgent Please
 
Good day  

























My name is Mr Newman Roberts. I am a senior banker with  bank atlantique Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire in West Africa and the personal account manager to Engr. Maurice J. Miller, the President /CEO Tran field Worley Company Who died with his family in the July 2007, pleane crash. For your confirmations, please visit  :http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Although he left no record of any next of kin or closed relatives and I have made several attempts to locate any of my clients extended relatives, which had proved unsuccessful. As a matter of fact, my client deposited the sum of USD$3,700,000.00 (Three Million Seven Hundred Thousand United State DollarsOnly) with a Bank in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire and stocks worth $3.9 million(with unclaimed dividends) being managed by his stockbrokers.

And consequently, the Bank has issued me a final mandate to provide my client's next of kin or have the fund liquidated or taken to the state treasury.

However, base on my unsuccessful search for his relatives for the past six years now, I therefore seek your consent to present you as the next of kin/inheritor to my deceased client, so that the money will be transferred to your account for us to share on an agreed percentage of 50/50%  and 5% for the less privileged. As his personal account manager I have all the access information and all it takes to back up the claims, while the rest affidavit) could be processed through the Ivorian High Court of justice.

To proceed, I need you to furnish the under-listed information.

1. Your full name and address
2. Your private phone and fax numbers
3. Marital status
4. Age,DOB
5. Occupation
6. National Identity card or driver's license.

Upon receipt of the afore mentioned, I shall proceed to the Bank to formally file in an application of claims in your name and subsequent transfer of the funds to you as the next of kin.

All I require is your honest cooperation. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement and no government involvement at all.
 
Therefore i will want you to contact me at newinme@yahoo.fr for more details.

I look forward to hearing from u as soon as possible.
 
Best regards!

Mr.Newman Roberts.

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