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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: "TBek" <henrymendez@bolpa.co.cr>
Reply-To: tuoyobekederemo@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 22:00:00 -0500
Subject: Mutual Goals Applies




Hello,

I am Tuoyo Bekederemo, a branch manager of First City Monument Bank Plc.
I have a business transaction of huge sum of money i want to solicit for
your partnership to execute it without hitch.

I'll first implore you to visit this site:
http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/02/687-trillion-stolen-from-nigeria-yearly.html


I had a foreign client Joseph Morris who had a hydrocarbon production
company in my country, he died last year in a boat mishap in my country
and shortly before his demise he made a cash deposit of $41 Million in my
Branch and since his demise there has been no successful move to locate
his immediate family.

It is in this regard am mailing you to partner with you to receive this
fund, i will present you as his Next of Kin since he did not indicate any,
i have also set every machinery on for a successful transaction. I have
decided you'll have 30% of the fund while 70% is for me which i intend to
invest in your country with your assistance.

I await your email response and be free to respond to my email with any
question....?

Sincerely,

Tuoyo Bekederemo.

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