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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: Rebeca Attoumbe <rebecaattoumbe@outlook.com>
Reply-To: Rebeca Attoumbe <rebecaattoumbe20@yahoo.co.id>
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 19:51:58 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I hope my offer intrest you,


                                                                  I hope my offer intrest you,

This is a personal email directed
to you for your consideration alone, I request that it remain and be
treated only you and me. I am a banker with a preme bank here in my
country.

I have an interesting business proposal for you that
will be of immense benefit between both of us. Although this may be hard
to you to believe,
But we stand to gain 3.2 million Euro between us in a matter of days in
normal banking  system .

Please grant me the benefit of doubt
and help me
out.This  account was opened in our bank in a year 2005 and since 2011,
no operation is performed on it. This account has to date in our books,
a credit of Three Million two Hundred Thousand Euro in the account.
After consulting all records relating to this account, I realized that I
could easily have the money if I could transfer the whole amount
outside abroad, so I am looking for an honest partner like you.

The
owner of this account is  Mr Mike Patrick, an expatriate
Petrol-Technical Support Services Inc, who died following a traffic
accident. No one knows to this date that this account is in exitance.
This account has no other close relative.

I want you to help me
transfer this money into your provided account for investment purpose in
your field. After the transfer I will offer you 20% for your help. Be
sure this is a real opportunity that I offer to you.

I will need
you to promise to keep whatever you learn from me
between us even if you decided not to go ahead with me. I will make
more details available to you on receiption of a positive relpy from
you,

Yours Kindest,

Mrs. Rebeca Attoumbe

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