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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: Norbert Kenz <mariuselegbebe@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:09:27 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re.Urgent


FROM:
MR NORBERT KENZ,


























CONTINENTAL BANK PLC,


























THE GAMBIA.


























TEL.. +220-733-59-66





















































Dear Friend,





















































Pleasure
writing to you at this moment of the day, I am Mr. Norbert Kenz, the
director of auditing and accounting Dept. of Continental Bank Plc  in
The Gambia, I deem it fit to contact you regarding an inactive/dormant
account fund that will benefit both of us at the end, if parties
involved will take restraint and maintain absolute secrecy, honesty and
integrity.





















































I got your contact in my search for a
reputable and
reliable person to particularly assist me to claim the fund in
question.The business under discussion has to do with one of our most
respected customer late Mr. Bartolomei C. David  who is a national of
your country and was employed as a  Managing Director Of Gambian
Petroleum. GALP





















































On 25th December 2003,late Mr.
Bartolomei C. 
David moved to Benin Republic  with his wife and their only daughter
for a seminar and after the seminar he board in. Late Mr. Bartolomei
C.  David  was involved in a plane crash victims with Boe 727-type air
plane belonging to African Transport Union (UTA).In this fatal tragedy
with Beirut-bound flight, 110 persons died and Over 40 others still
reported missing, while 22 passengers survived, you may confirm the
tragedy of the said air crash through the follow BBC coverage below





















































http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3350455.stm (or)(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3353551.stm).





















































Since
then I have made several inquiries to your Embassy in a bid to locate
any relatives of the Late Mr. Bartolomei C.  David .  All attempts to
reach the next of kin have been futile as He had no family here in the
Gambia.





















































Hence it was my decision to contact you
with the
proposition that you and I should  to go into partnership.  The nature
of your business is completely irrelevant to this transaction as all I
need from you is an assurance that my interest will be fully protected
once this transaction is concluded.





















































The late Mr. Bartolomei C. 
David  had made a number of fixed deposits for a twelve-month period
and his account held with our Bank has accrued to Five Million US
Dollars. $USD5,000,000,00 .


























According to the Benin Law, at the
expiration of 7 years the money will revert to the ownership of the
GAMBIA government should nobody claim the funds.





















































Consequently,
my proposal is that I would like you as a foreigner to apply as the
next of kin in order to claim the estate of the Late Mr. Bartolomei C. 
David  so as to prevent fruits of this old man's labour from getting
into the hands of corrupt government officials  who would no doubt use
the money to sponsor war in Africa.





















































Please note that there will
be no problem at all, my position as the Director of Operation
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction within 7
Banking days and the money will be paid into your account for us to
share in the ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me.





















































This is very
simple, I will like you to reply immediately so that I can send you the
Text of application which you will fill and apply to the bank as the
next of kin to Late Mr. Bartolomei C.  David  and I will use my good
position in the bank as the Director of Operation to make sure that the
application is approved, during board meeting for immediate payment.





















































If you are interested, reply
immediately  via my private email address norbert.kenz@o2.pl


























l
so that we can proceed at once. Please also send to me your private
phone, or mobile numbers for easier correspondence. I look forward to
hearing from you


























Regards.


























Mr.Norbert Kenz



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