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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: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:21:35 -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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