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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. GOODLUCK" <ik.ki276@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrgoodluck.ihuma@voila.fr
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:26:23 -0400
Subject: Please reply my mail Urgently.



Dear Friend,

(CONFIDENTIAL)

I know that this email will be a big surprise to you, but i want you to
calm down and read very carefully.

I have a business which will be beneficial to both of us.The amount of
money involved is ($5,700:000:00 five million seven hundred thousand
us dollars) which i want to transfer out of my country to your bank
account, all to my financial benefit and yours too.Also to take my wife
abroad for treatment of liver damage.

This money is owned by a man called JIN SUN, a business commercialist
in west African regions. He was dead since four years ago (2007) and
since then, no claim has been placed on his bank account balance.

I want to transfer this money out of the country but such fund cannot be
transferred without a next of kin attached to the fund. the fund could be
transferred in these way; you shall present yourself as a business
associate to the deceased person, as the care taker and business
associate to mr. Jin Sun and his properties.

I shall make available to you materials and information with which a
successful claim shall be placed on the fund. i shall also 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 5% will be set aside for expences
incured during the course of this transaction.

So if you are interested, send a reply to me immediately and in your
reply please include your [private phone and your fax numbers] urgency
have to be implied and this business must strictly be a deal between both
of us.

Waiting for your urgent response so that i can move ahead to give you
the indept details concerning this transaction and also the steps to take
for a smooth transfer of the fund into your bank account.

Best Regards,
Mr.GOODLUCK IHOMA


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