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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: Mr Done Frank <ste_wil001@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Mr Done Frank <donefrank@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 02:18:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Friend,


Dear Friend,

I know that this message might meet you in utmost
surprise. However, it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that
made me to contact you for this transaction; I got your contact from the
 professional data base found in the internet Yahoo tourist search when I
 was searching for a foreign reliable partner. I assured of your
capability and reliability to champion this business opportunity.


I am (Mr. Done Frank) a banker by profession from Abidjan ,Republic of
Cote D,Ivoire in west Africa and currently holding the post of Audits and
Account manager at the foreign remittance department, African
development bank I have the opportunity of transferring the left
over sum of ($10.5 Million Dollars) that belongs to late Mr. Rudi
Harmanto, from Indonesia who died along with his entire family in the
Asia Earth Quake (TSUNAMI, DISASTER IN INDONESIA / INDIA. 2004, and
since then the fund has been in a suspense account.

After my further investigation, I discovered that Mr. Rudi Harmanto died with his
 next of kin and according to the laws and constitution guiding this
banking institution, stated that after the expiration of (11) years, if
no body or person comes for the claim as the next of kin, the fund will
be channel into national treasury as unclaimed fund. Because of the
static of this transaction I want you to stand as the next of kin so
that our bank will accord you their recognition and have the fund
transfer to your bank account.

Note that this transaction is
risk-free; it will never harm your good reputation in your society
because no one can trace the Account.Note; The total fund is Ten million
 Five hundred united state dollars, and after the fund is transferred
into your account 40% will be for you in respect of all your assistance
for the transfer of the fund into your account and provision of the bank
 account where the bank will remit the fund, 50% will be for me being
the pioneer of the business while the rest 10% will be shared to
respectable organizations such as charity and the destitute homes around
 us in the world.

However, further details of this transaction
and the text of application form will be forwarded to you as soon as I
receive your return mail. Once again accept my apology for sending you
unsolicited anti-spam mail it was as a result of recent connection error
 from our Telecommunication.

I am waiting for your immediate response as you receive this mail. Extend my
Sincere greetings to your entire family. God bless you and bye for now.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Done Frank

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