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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: Jonathan Soglo <wwww2001.503@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: jonathansoglo201@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:44:04 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Pls Respond Urgent































































Dear Sir


With all due respect,my name is Mr.Jonathan Soglo. I am contacting you
following the need to get an honest foreigner who i can present to claim an
abandoned fund in the bank where i work.I am convinced that you will be capable
and reliable enough to handle this transaction with me with sincerity and
honesty.
 
I am the Head of Accounts & Audit Department of my bank.In
my department i discovered a dormant/abandoned account
having US$5.7Million ( Five Million,Seven Hundred Thousand US
Dollars).The said account belongs to one of our foreign
customers  who died along with his wife and only child in a plane  crash that
happened in Cotonou,Benin on 25th December 2003.The plane crashed after take off
on their way to Beirut( Lebanon). About 110 passengers lost their lives in the
Crash. After his death,we have been waiting for his Next of Kin or any of his
relations to come to claim his money in our bank but nobody has ever come to
claim his money because his supposed next of kins died along with him in the
plane crash thereby leaving no one behind to claim his fund.It is upon this
discovery that i decided to contact you to claim the money since you bear the
same surname with the dead customer that owned the money.



Our banking law and regulation here states that if such money
remains unclaimed after seven years(7Yrs),the money shall be confiscated and
sent to the Bank Treasury as Unclaimed Fund thereby becoming the bank`s fund.The
Money will be due for confiscation on December 2010. I don`t
want the money to be confiscated and moved into the bank treasury hence i am
contacting you to claim the money for our own good and benefit. As a foreigner
you are very much qualified to claim the money besides you bear the same surname
with the deceased. You are going to claim the money as a relation of the
deceased because your name is closely related to the name of the deceased while
i will use my position and rank in office to influence your claim application
and ensure the money is released to you without difficulties of
problems.


I will provide you with all the necessary information that you
will need to make a smooth claim of the money. I will personally destroy all
documents related to his account & the funds after the fund is released to
you.


The money shall be shared 50/50% between you and i after it is
finally released and transferred to your account. We shall donate generously to
reputable Charity Organizations and share the balance between us.  Upon receipt
of your acceptance message, i will send you the relevant information you will
use to prepare your claim application and send to my bank for approval.
Please,reply with your full name and telephone numbers for proper communication
between us.



Rest assured that this transaction shall be handled and done
within the ambit of the law. It is Risk free both now and in future. Finally it
is my humble request that you should give this offer the confidentiality it
deserves while i assure you a hitch free transaction.Your acceptance of this
offer would be most appreciated.  Please, reply as soon as
possible.
 
Looking forward to hearing from you soonest.
Regards


Mr.Jonathan Soglo
Email:jonathansoglo201@gmail.com
Tel:+22996316766

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