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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: "FROM DR.ELIAS DULCE" <ssssssmmmhhht6611@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "FROM DR.ELIAS DULCE" <elias_dulce20901@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 19:24:36 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: FROM DR.ELIAS DULCE


MY NAME IS DR.ELIAS DULCE, DIRECTOR
OF SPECIAL DUTIES IN A BANK HERE IN MADRID,SPAIN.I AM ACCOUNT HOLDER TO
ENGINEER DAVID NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY , WHO USED TO WORK WITH AN OIL
SERVICING COMPANY  AND ALSO A GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR HERE IN SPAIN.
 
MY CLIENT, HIS FAMILY, AND THEIR
CHILDREN INVOLVED IN THE ILL FATED SOSOLISO AIRWAYS WHICH CRASH IN THE COAST OF
KINSHASA ON OCTOBER 22 2007IN WHICH ALL PASSENGERS ON BOARD DIED DURING ONE OF
THEIR HOLIDAY VISIT TO THAT COUNTRY WITH HIS FAMILY. SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE
SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED
RELATIVES BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.
 
AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS,
I DECIDED TO TRACE HIS LAST NAME OVER THE INTERNET, TO SEE IF I COULD LOCATE
ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY HENCE I CONTACTED YOU OF PARTICULAR INTEREST IS THIS
HUGE DEPOSIT WITH OUR BANK HERE IN MADRID SPAIN, WHERE THE DECEASED DEPOSITED
THE SAID FUND AMOUNT OF TWENTY SIX MILLION ($26 MILLION US DOLLARS) IN A FIXED
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT.
 
THEY HAVE ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO
PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR THE BANK WILL DECLARE THE SAID FUND UNSERVISABLE AND
THEREBY SEND THE FUND TO THE BANK TREASURY. BUT HENCE THE FUND WAS DEPOSITED IN
THE FIXED DEPOSIT SUSPENSE ACCOUNT,BUT I AM THE ACCOUNT HOLDER OF LATE
DEPOSITOR OF THE FUND BECAUSE I AM A CLOSSED FAMILY FRIEND TO THEM BUT I CAN
NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE BANK DO NOT KNOWS ME AS THE NEXT OF KIN, I AM ONLY
A DIRECTOR HERE IN THIS BANK.
 
SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN
LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER LAST 2 YEARS NOW, I WILL SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO
PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED, SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THESE
FUND VALUED AT ($26MILLION US DOLLARS) CAN BE TRANSFER TO YOU AND THEN YOU AND
I CAN SHARE THE MONEY.
 
ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST
CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEEING THIS DEAL THROUGH.I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL
BE EXECUTED UNDER ALL LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY
BREACH OF THE LAW. IN YOUR REPLY MAIL, I WANT YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR FULL NAMES,
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS INFORMATION WHERE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFER,
TELEPHONE NUMBER WHERE I CAN BE REACHING YOU IN THIS TRANSACTION.IF YOU CAN
HANDLE THIS WITH ME WRITE ME BACK IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE DETAILS .
 
THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION
SINCERELY,
DR.ELIAS
DULCE

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