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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. Patrick Chituba\(PHD\)." <accpchituba2@emailclick.com>
Reply-To: accpchituba@w.cn
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:48:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Contact me soon for Business:From; Accountant P. Chituba(PHD)



We need to work with trust in this Business;

From Mr. Patrick Chituba(PHD).

Senior Accountant

ECO BANK BENIN.

ALT; Email: accpchituba@w.cn



Dear

Please kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you. I believe you are a reliable personality, considering the fact that I sourced your profile from a human resource profile database on your country, just to find a suitable foreign personality to collaborate with on this urgent remittance business.



I am a senior Accountant in my Bank and Accounting officer to Hamid Ayed who was a contractor with the government of BENIN. On Thursday 25th December 2003 Hamid Ayed died along with families, one of several victims of UTA Flight 141 Boeing 727 bound for Beirut which crashed shortly after take-off in Benin Republic from Country's main city, Cotonou.



Most occupants of the plan unfortunately lost their lives. Since then, the Board of Directors of my Bank have made several enquirers to their embassy to locate any of my customer's extended relations but to no avail. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and two Properties left behind by my client before they get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by my bank in-line with order of clearing house Banco Centerale where this Huge deposits of US$20.5M was lodged.



The Bank has published several Notices for the Next of Kin of the deceased to apply for collection of these Funds or have the account confiscated within a shot Period of time, but nobody came-up.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present you as the Next relative of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this Account valued at US$20.5 million dollars can be paid to you and Then you and me can share the money, 60% to me and 40% to you. All the process of movement of this fund from here will be handled carefully using all legal means and contacts, also genuine documents of approval will be secured for easy remittance of the money into your own bank account; I assure you all traces will be blocked as all tracking records will be erased as soon as we secure the money into your account. We shall be 100% safe.



All I require is your honest cooperation to enable this deal go through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate Arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the Law. If this proposal is acceptable to you, please get back to me through this my private secure e-mail address:

(accpchituba@w.cn) and send me your Telephone and fax numbers to enable us further on this Transaction. Please reply this letter to my alternative for security Purpose.

I need your due cooperation, trust and assistance to help conclude this business on time without delay.



Best regards,

Mr. Patrick Chituba(PHD).

Senior Accountant

ECO BANK BENIN.

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