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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: Yetum Biko <yetumbiko4@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr_yetumbiko_enyimm@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:02:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Yetum Biko


DEAR BELOVED

IT'S INDEED MY PLEASURE AND HONOR TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER, WHICH I BELIEVE WILL BE A SURPRISE TO YOU AS WE HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE. MY NAME IS (MR. YETUM BIKO) THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF BARCLAYS BANK OF GHNANA LTD (BBG) NEW EAST LEGON BRANCH IN THE GREAT ACCRA REGION REGION OF GHANA .

I GOT YOUR CONTACT ON A RECENT BANK CONFERENCE WITH OTHER AFRICA . I WRITE YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH, I AM 58YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH TWO LOVELY KIDS. I AM A DEVOTED CHRISTIAN AND OF PEACE.

I HAVE PACKAGED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU AND ME AS THE (REGIONAL MANAGER BARCLYAS BANK LTD) IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND IN A FINANCIAL REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY ACCRA AT THE END OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR. ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR 2006 BUSINESS REPORT, I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE (THREE MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY UNITED STATE DOLLARS) (US$3.330.000.00) WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT AWARE OF AND WILL NEVER BE AWARE OF.

I HAVE DEPOSITED THIS FUND ON (ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT) WITHOUT A BENEFICIARY. BECAUSE AS AN OFFICER OF THE BANK I CANNOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE FUND, SO MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME RECEIVE THIS IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND GET 35% OF THE TOTAL FUND AS COMMISSION WHILE 5% FOR ANY EXPENSES. THEN 60% SHALL BE FOR ME.

THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISKS INVOLVED, IT WILL BE A BANK-TO-BANK TRANSFER, AND ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THE FUND, WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH MY BRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICE CAN ORDER THE TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT. HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

YOUR’S TRULY,
MR. YETUM BIKO

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