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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "Emile Nguessan" <em.ngues42@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: emile.nguessan@katamail.com
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:54:09 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY, FROM MR. EMILE N'GUESSAN.

FROM MR. EMILE N'GUESSAN.
LOT 25 RUE DE'S MINIS, ZONE 4 BIETRY.
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVORE (IVORY COAST).
TEL.: +22507870007
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
I am MR. EMILE N'GUESSAN, a staff of one of the Commercial Banks in ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE. (Formally IVORY COAST).
 
I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition of great beneficial interest for you. We can handle this together, if you are interested and capable of handling transaction of this kind.

As a matter of fact, I got your contact from the World Trade Center (W.T.C.) Regional office in ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE. This is in my guest to source for an honest and trustworthy person who I can execute this deal with, for our immediate consumption. Although, the details of my intention was not made known to them.
 
On June 6 2001, An Oil Consultant and Contractor with the Societe Ivoireen Refinery (S.I.R.C) Corporation, ENGINEER SALEH OMAR CAMARA, made a numbered Time (Fixed) Deposit for Twelve Calendar Months, valued at US$8,500,000.00 (Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity of the deposited sum, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contact employers, the Societe Ivoireen Refinery (S.I.R.C) Corporation that ENGR. SALEH OMAR CAMARA, died along with his family in a Plane crash.

After due investigation, I found out that he did not leave a WILL behind and all attempts to trace his Next of Kin were fruitless. Having also confirmed that ENGR. SALEH OMAR CAMARA, did not declare any Next of Kin in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork, I have decided to contact you so that we can consummate this deal together and have this deposited amount for our goodselves.

For your reference and confirmation in other to ascertain the fact, please see brief detail of ENGR. SALEH OMAR CAMARA'S account below:-

FIXED CODED SUSPENSE ACCOUNT DEPOSIT.
A/C No. 06-0289-0594741-00
ABA CODE No. 00-212-03
I/F/O: SALEH OMAR CAMARA.
AMOUNT: US$8,500,000.00

This sum of US$8,500,000.00 is still sitting in the Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will come forward to claim it.

According to the ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE Act Law, at  the expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will evert to the ownership of the COTE D'IVOIRE Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the Next of Kin to ENGR. SALEH OMAR CAMARA, so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple.

For the smooth realisation of this deal, you are required to:-

(1). I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names and contact address so that the Attorney will prepare all the necessary Legal documents required by law to facilitate the transfer to your account, including Sworn Affidavits which will put you in place as the Beneficiary and Next of Kin to this fixed deposit.
 
(2). We shall employ the services of an accredited Attorney for drafting all the necessary documents in your favour, to effectuate the transfer.

(3). A bank account of yours in any part of the world, will also be required to facilitate the transfer of this money to you, as the beneficiary and Next of Kin of ENGR. SALEH OMAR CAMARA. The money will be paid into your account for us to share it together at the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.

Rest assured that there is no risk of any kind involve, as all the paper work for this transaction will be done by the Attorney hence my position as a staff of the Bank and at the concerned department, guarantees the successful execution of this deal.
 
So! if you are interested and capable of carring on this transaction with me, please reply immediately so that we can get the Ball rolling, through this my private E-mail:-
emile.nguessan@katamail.com

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the deal very well. Please, this transaction is sworn to be observed with utmost confidentiality for a smooth and hitch free transfer. You have nothing to regret in this deal and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us, because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country. Awaiting your urgent reply.
 
Thanks and best regards.
MR. EMILE N'GUESSAN. TEL. +22507870007



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