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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: "Ms. ROSELINE NZETE." <roselinenzete7@myway.com>
Reply-To: <roselinenzete777@yahoo.dk>
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:56:35 +0200
Subject: Hello my dear.

Hello my dear,

My name is, Miss. ROSELINE NZETE. I am from Ivoiry Coast, Abidjan, Cote
D'Ivoire, in West Africa. I am a banker. It is true that we do not know
each other in person, but I strongly believe that no trust and
friendship in every business you are doing with any body in this world.

I have a deceased customer, Mr. Al Saud Bandar's fund ($9.5 Million
Usd) pending in our bank custody which I am his personal financial
adviser before his accidental death with the Swissair crash victims with
his entire family members. The late depositor did not write or register
any body’s name in his contract file here in our bank computer system
as, his Next-Of-Kin and Beneficiary of this money.

I am contacting you to come into the business as his real Next-Of-Kin
and Beneficiary of this said funds which he deposited with our bank here
in Ivoiry Coast, without Beneficiary. Which I will use my good positions
here in our bank, as the founder and initiator of the business, make
you. To enable our bank management board, agree to release the money to
you for transfer as the real Next-Of-Kin/Beneficiary. Without
questioning you. The source of this money is, 100% genuine and legal.

I alone know about the existence of these funds / the secrets. But
before I further disclose the full details procedures to you. I will
like to know your interest, willingness and your capability to assist me
in this business transaction. Even though you are not interested, do
keep every thing highly secrete and confidential.

Here is the plane crash web page. Go through it and find out what I am
telling you about :


( http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html )

(
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/916128/
)


I wait for your urgent and early response for more confidential detail
procedures of the business on how it will be executed here with our bank
without problem.

You can contact me as well on my telephone number at: +22549870528

Please my dear, I will advice you to contact me to my personal Email
Address for security reasons : roseline_nzet@yahoo.es


Thanks for your understandings.

Yours friend,

Miss Roseline.


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