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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: Jerry Funte <rev.johnuka7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drjerry.funte@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 02:11:07 +0000
Subject: UNPAID INHERITED FUND SUM WORTH

DR JERRY FUNTE
Director Of Operation
Bank Du Atlantique
105 Ahmadu Bello WAY
Lome Togo
EMAIL ADDRESS ;(drjerry.funte@gmail.com)


ATTN/


RE: UNPAID INHERITED FUND SUM WORTH

After waiting to hear from you or from Bank Du Atlantique and other
correspondent banks partners for a long time now, I decided to make
this direct approach to you in other not to let it be as if I have
anything in mind against you. I do not know if you have asked yourself
why each time the release of these funds is approved, all of a sudden,
the payment will be stopped or one problem or the other will come up.
If you have not asked this question or you do not know, this is an
opportunity for me to tell you,Some time ago your TOGO friends, I mean
the people that introduced you to the project approached me through my
dear wife who works with the federal Ministry of Finance, requested me
to assist them conclude a money transfer deal they had with you, they
requested me to assist them by removing the original contractors
name,company's name and bank particulars from Bank Atlantique,
Industries vetting computer and replacing them with your names and
your bank details in order to make you appear as the rightful
Beneficiary of these funds. I agreed on one condition that they will
pay me $800,00 thousand dollar as soon as your names appears as the
beneficiary. I did as agreed and demanded to be paid but your friends
started telling me stories. They even told me that you promise to send
money to me. Do you know that up till now, I have not received a
single cent from them and have not set my eyes on any of them. Based
on their attitude, I decided to stop the funds release movement
because I cannot be denied of my right in my own office considering
the risk as it might affect my job. Secondly, I know the source of the
funds and you did not execute any contract here in Bank Atlantique
TOGO, although I am the only person privileged to know this
information and it is a fact. Why I am making this clear to you is
that I can see that you are still making efforts spending money in
order to conclude this project.

Now I am ready to forget the past, I do not need the $800,00 thousand
any longer from you but a share of 50% of the total sum. I need your
assurance that those your colleagues will be totally keep out of this
transaction, I know that none of them is aware of this transaction
after trying their best to conclude it without my consent.

Finally, I need your promise that no official of the bank will be
aware of my involvement in this regard. Now re-assure me that you will
be willing to offer me the 50% of the fund which you will assist my
wife and personal Assistant to establish a foreign account in your
country where my share will be lodged.

If you are ready to conclude this business with me, you can contact me
Immediately on email (drjerry.funte@gmail.com) so that we can have
chat over this issue once and for all so that we can move forward. But
if the reverse is the case, do not bother yourself to reach me,BUT IF
YOU DO.

PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL ID FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.(drjerry.funte@gmail.com)


Regards,

Dr Jerry Funte
Director Of Operation
GOD BLESS
+228 999 548 17

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