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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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Fraud email example:

From: "BCEAO Cote d'Ivorie (Central Bank of Cote d'Ivorie)"
<mr.trustedbanker@Safe-mail.net>
Reply-To: jeanbaptisteayayeaman_BCEAO@presidency.com
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 08:02:42 +0000
Subject: Please confirm receipt urgently



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From the Desk of: Jean Baptiste Ayayé Aman,
Directeur Nationale de la BCEAO
Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. BCEAO
Angle Boulevard Botreau Roussel – Avenue Abdoulaye FADIGA
Boîte postale - Ville : BP 1769 Abidjan Cote d'Ivorie.
jeanbaptisteayayeaman_BCEAO@presidency.com

Dear Fred)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

ALIVE OR
DEAD?

In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of the last
quarter of the year 2014 ending within

few days from now, we discovered that the Bank Accounts with sum of
$38.5 Million United States Dollars

belonging to some Beneficiaries have been changed on the basis that the
owners have died or have given out

letter of Administration authorizating change of ownership. After the
investigations, however, it was

discovered that there are Foreigners who are collaborating with some of
our retired Staff to make these

changes illegally without the knowledge of the Bonifide Beneficiary.
About your own name, one Mr Rick Jones has sent in claim request to us
confirming that you are dead, hence

they have forwarded some documents of funeral service held for you so as
to enable us to transfer your Fund to

him. He has also forwarded to this office account below as the new
account that will receive this money:

Bank:Hang Seng Bank
Bank Address: 83 Des Veoux Road,Central-⁠Hong Kong
Account Name: Rick Jones
Account Number: 235-⁠325172-⁠882
Bank Code: 024
Swift Code: HASEHKHH

But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to
write to your email address which after 2

days from now and if there is no response, we will then know that you
are dead indeed and go on with the

transfer process in his favour.
If proved otherwise by you that you are alive and ready to receive the
transfer, please forward to us all the

related information including your

Your Full Names:.....
Your Residential/Office Address:....
Your Telephone number:.....
Your Occupation:.......
A valid Copy of International/⁠Driver License

These details from you will help to assist us reach a conclusion that
you are alive.
Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge this man to court
and prosecute him while your fund will be

paid to you immediately without any further delay.
You have to get back to us on time for us to commence legal proceedings
against Mr. Rick Jones and his

accomplices or not.

Please because of the volume of mails traffic I receive everyday, I
request that you always send a copy of your

mail to my private email so that I will get an alert and look out for
your mail without going through the whole

loads of mails coming in.
My private is mr.trustedbanker@Safe-mail.net

You can also quicken the process by calling me on phone +225.55286533

Yours Truly
Jean Baptiste Ayayé Aman
Directeur Nationale, BCEAO Cote d'Ivorie (Central Bank of Cote d'Ivorie)
jeanbaptisteayayeaman_BCEAO@presidency.com

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