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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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Fraud email example:

From: "yakoubu09 Gazeta.pl" <yakoubu09@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:38:48 +0200
Subject: PLEASE CALL ME.


With all due respect ,I Dr.Yakubu Mabiri in charge of foreign account file
section of my Bank and also a special account officer of Mr. Marcus
Brenner,an American.He was a seasoned contractor with Benin Cement Company,
Cotonou, who unfortunately died in a plane crash of Union Transport
Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou, Republic of Benin on 25th
December,2003.


Before his death on the 25th December 2003, Mr.Marcus Brenner made a fixed
deposit account with our bank and no other person know about this account or
have any information relating to this account.

The account has no beneficiary nor did next-of-kin other than him.I have
made several enquiries to locate any of his extended relatives, this has
also proved unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
contact you when i come across your contact email address online .

I'm contacting you to be secretly present you as next of kin left behind by
Mr.Marcus Brenner in remittance of a dormant fund to avoid the bank
confiscate or declare the funds unserviceable according to financial law on
unclaimed bills which it might move to the government treasure.

Consequently, I stand firm in seeking your consent to present you as the
next-of-kin of the deceased so that the outstanding fixed deposit (US$21M)
will be remitted into any designated accounbt of yours to be shared by both
of us ,my saher will remain in your account while i visit you for sharering
which we shall agreed on.

All that is required of you is absolute honesty, total
commitment,co-operation & absolute confidentiality. Be rest-assured that
this transaction will be executed under a solide arrangement and it is
100% risk free and attracts no authorities questioning and every information
you will require as the next of kin will be forwarded to you after your
final acceptance to help me champion this deal. Note, the bank need the
next of kin to release this funds to oe she.i will give you all the
information that the bank may ask you as an insider.Promise me that you will
not betray .

If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly email your following
information to me:

a. Full Name(s) Address
b. Direct phone ,Moile & fax number(s)
c. Your direct email & any other information you may deem helpful.

Send me your reply immediately you receive this message for more directives
to my private E-mail ( yakubu8@msn.com )and call me through my private
phone (+229-97 535 125).

Thank you for your cooperation until I read from you.

Sincerely yours,
Dr.Yakubu Mabiri

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