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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: John Quassi <yamacwillson1@cantv.net>
Reply-To: jquassi@yahoo.cn
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:38:18 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Friend




Dear Friend,



My name is, Mr, Quassi John. I am from Ivoiry Coast, Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire, in West Africa. I am a banker. It is true that we do not know or have not seen each other in person. But It cannot stop us from doing this very DEAL together.



I have a deceased customer, Mr. Al Saud Bandar's fund ($9.5 Million Usd) pending in our bank custody of which I am his personal financial adviser before his accidental death with the Swissair crash victims with his entired family members. The late depositor did not write or register any body’s name in his contract file here in our bank database/ 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.I will use my good positions here in the bank to make things happen. As the founder and initiator of the business, I will make available all the informations that will 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 and 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 and procedures of this business on how it will be executed here with our bank without problem.





Thanks for your understandings.



Your friend,



Mr, Quassi John.

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