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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: yannik camil <yannikcamil5@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 12:59:18 +0000
Subject: Attention Please

!! ATTENTION / PLEASE !!!
I am personal attorney to late (MR.Wan Grey Ebers ) , a citizen of your
country, who used to work with lotto Development Company in Lome,
Togo. Here in after shall be referred to my client. September 22th 2014,
my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car

accident along kuching Express Road.All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several
inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts,

I decided to track your name over the Internet, to locate any
member of his family so that the bank here may do the transaction to him or
her that is why I contacted you.my late client late (MR.Wan Grey Ebers ) so
that is the amount of U.S.$2 000.000.00 Two millions dollars which he left
behind in republic of Togo bank in his name through transfer, will be been
immediately release to you.I want to let you know that there is nothing to
be afraid of here because the government have also give me 48 hours working
day to enable me to locate any member his family and if i do not see that
the money it should been cancel out to his account.now why i am doing this
is that i have been working with late (MR.Wan Grey Ebers ) 9yrs as a lawyer
he is very rich before his death and i have been locating his family
through the internet over 23th May 2015, and there where no body to
locate

Now what you need to do just follow my instruction before the money will be
transfer into your account,

NOTICE:YOU HAVE TO SEND YOUR BANK DETAILS THROUGH THIS BANK EMAIL LISTED
HERE BELOW SO THAT THE WILL ABLE TO START THE TRANSACTION INTO YOUR ACCOUNT
BELOW IS THE EMAIL THAT YOU WILL USE TO SEND IT !!

Email: adbbanktogolaise@gmail.com
Email: adbankunion@mynet.com

For the security purpose send it through this email listed below here

YOUR FULL NAME .............................................
YOUR BANK NAME ............................................
YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER..............................
YOUR ADDRESS...............................................
SWIFT CODE......................................................
YOUR AGE..........................................................
YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE ........................
FAX NUMBER......................................................

Yours faithfully
Yannik Camille

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