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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.Karim Karoui ." <info@fayettevo-tech.org>
Reply-To: <karimmttd@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2016 10:49:01 +0200
Subject: Mutual Transaction

I am Mr.Karim Karoui a Banker  First Gulf Bank Dubai U.A.E,An account officer to Adona Gold Ltd A national of your country based in Dubai U.A.E,  before I rose to the position of Managing Director. , engineer who ran car maker BMW museum and also an oil consultant died along with his entire family in this resent Malaysia ghastly air crash in Indian Ocean that claim the lives of all the 239 passengers You may click this link below for Verification.  (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26503141)
 
Since his wife was his next of kin and she was in the missing plan also, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money that belongs to my client before it declared unserviceable by the bank management where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued $5,900,000.00 and 20 killos of gold bar metals the management of my bank has been finding means to reach him so as to ascertain if he will roll over the Deposit or have the contract sum withdrawn. When I discovered that this will happen, I have tried to come up a procedure to preserve this fund and use the proceeds for business.
 
Some directors here have been trying to find out from me the information about this account and the owner, but I have kept it confidential because I know that if they become aware that He is   late, they will corner the funds for themselves. Therefore, am seeking your co-operation to present you as the one to benefit from his fund since you have the same surname, my bank headquarters will pay the funds to you as his next of kin. I have done enough inside bank arrangement and i only have to put in your details into the information network in our bank database and your name will be reflect you as his next of kin.
 
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. 70% to me and 25% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require, I have the certificate of deposit that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your moral support.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me by my email to enable us discuss further.(karimmttd@gmail.com)
Provide me with the information below:
1. Your Full Name:
2. Your Resident/Office Address:
3. Your Marital Status:
4. Your Age:
5. Your Occupation:
6. Private Telephone:
 
This is to affect the swift transfer of this fund into your account in less than Three (5) Working days
Best regards,
Mr.Karim Karoui

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