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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: prince david <hj6689f@live.fr>
Reply-To: <prince.david@zing.vn>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 17:14:51 +0200
Subject: ATTN:MD/CEO. MY DEAR,




PRINCE MOJO
MANAGER BOA BANK.ABDIJAN
COTE d' IVOIRE(IVOIRY COAST).

ATTN:MD/CEO. MY DEAR,

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent know you neither have I seen you before but I got your contact through the Ivorian chamber of commerce and industries. I am the manager of BOA BANK.ABIDJAN , COTE D' IVOIRE. The intended business is thus, We had a customer, a Foreigner (a GERMAN CITIZEN) resident in Abidjan, he was a Contractor with one of the government parastatals. He had in his account in my branch the sum of US$35.5 Million {THIRTY Million five hundred U.S. Dollars)unfortunately, the man died four years ago until today non of his next of kin has come Forward to claim the money. Having noticed this, I in collaboration with two other top officials of the bank have covered the account all this while.

Now I want you (being a foreigner) to be fronted as one of his next of kin and forward your account and other relevant documents to be advised to you by us to attest to the Claim. We will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back up the claims. The whole procedures will last only ten working days to get the fund retrieved successfully without trace even in future. Your response is only what we are waiting for as we have arranged all necessary things. As soon as this message comes to you kindly get back to me indicating your interest.

Then I will furnish you with the whole procedures to ensure that the deal is successfully Concluded. For your assistance we have agreed to give you thirty percent (30%) of the total sum at the end of the transaction. It is risk free and a big fortune for both of us. With your maximum co-operation, this transaction is not expected to last for more than 10 working days.

All correspondence towards this transaction will be through,telephone and fax.
I await your earliest response through my alternative tel.+22545725745.

Thanks,
Yours Sincerely,
PRINCE MOJO

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