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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: Adibe <musa_adibe001@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:15:07 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: SAFEGUARD THIS FUND FOR OUR BENEFIT AND REPLY ME.
FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION.
COULD YOU PLEASE CONSIDER TO HELP ME TO RELOCATE THIS SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (US$7.5M) TO YOUR
COUNTRY FOR ESTABLISHING AN INDUSTRY IN YOUR COUNTRY.
THIS
FUND WAS DEPOSITED IN OUR BANK BY MR PAUL LOUIS HALLEY FROM FRANCE WHO
DIED IN A PLANE CRASH IN 2003 TBM 700 AIRCRAFT ON 6 DECEMBER WITH HIS
WIFE AND THE WHOLECREW ON BOARD.
WITHOUT A (HEIR) HENCE THE MONEY
IS FLOATING AND IF I DO NOT REMIT THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY IT WILL BE
FORFEITED FOR NOTHING AND THE BIG GUNS AT THE HERMS OF ADMINISTRATION AT
THE BANK WILL SHARE THIS FUND AMOUNGST THEMSELVES AS IT HAS BEEN DONE
IF NO TRACE OF HEIR TO SUCH FUND IS FOUND.
WE HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT HIS FAMILY TO COME FORWARD FOR CLAIMS BUT COULD NOT SUCCEED.
I
WILL GIVE YOU ALL VITAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PROCESS ON HOW WE
ARE GOING TO ACHIEVE OUR DESIRE AIM IN THIS GOLDERN UPPORTUNITY SO THAT
YOU WILL CONTACT MY BANK FOR THEM TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED PERSON.
YOU WILL HAVE TO ESTABLISH
CONTACT WITH THE BANK WHILE I WILL GUIDE YOU ON THE STEPS TO FOLLOW TILL
THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND REACHES TO YOU AND YOUR ACCOUNT.
AS ONE OF THE BANK DIRECTORS,I WILL PLAY A ROLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FUND IS RELEASED TO YOU.
THIS
IS A LEGITIMATE TRANSACTION AND YOU WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 40% FOR
YOUR ASSISTANCE FOR PRESENTING YOURSELVE AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND ACCOUNT
TO RECEIVE THIS FUND IN YOUR COUNTRY.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED
PLEASE WRITE BACK FOR MORE CLEARIFICATION WITH YOUR INFORMATIONS AS
REQUESTED BELOW BECAUSE ON RECEIPT OF YOUR INFORMATIONS.
I WILL
KNOW THAT ACTUALLY YOU ARE READY TO BE MY PARTNER AND THEN I WILL HAVE
TO SEND TO YOU A DRAFT APPLICATION FORM WHICH YOU ARE TO FILL AND APPLY
FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR DESIRED COUNTRY.
THE REQUESTED INFORMATIONS BELOW.
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1.FULL NAME..........
2.TELEPHONE NUMBERS/MOBILE/FAX.......
3.YOUR AGE......
4.YOUR SEX.........
5.YOUR OCCUPATION........
6.YOUR COUNTRY AND CITY......
7.YOUR HOME ADDRESS..........
8.MARITAL STATUS............
MR. MUSA ADIBE.
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