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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: DAN CLAUS <danclaus11@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 03:44:25 -0800
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU IN THIS TRANSACTION ?????

ATTN DEAR

THIS MESSAGE MIGHT MEET YOU IN UTMOST SURPRISE ,HOWEVER,IT IS JUST MY
URGENT NEED FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER THAT MADE ME TO CONTACT YOU FOR THIS
TRANSACTION.

I WILL INTRODUCE MYSELF FIRST TO YOU. MY NAME IS DR.SYED AHAD MANAGER
IN THE ACCOUNTS MANAGEMENT SECTION OF A BANK HERE IN BENIN REPUBLIC .
ONE OF OUR ACCOUNTS WITH HOLDING BALANCE OF US$15,000,000 USD (FIFTEEN
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) HAS BEEN DORMANT AND IT HAS NOT BEEN
OPERATED FOR THE PAST YEARS AND AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR
FOREIGN CUSTOMER MR NORMAN, WHO USED TO WORK AS THE DIRECTOR OF
PRODUITS PATROLLERS (TOTAL BENIN ) OIL COMPANY COTONOU IN BENIN
REPUBLIC WEST COAST OF AFRICA . WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY
ON 26TH DECEMBER 2003 IN A PLANE CRASH.

VIEW THIS WEB SITE FOR MORE INFO: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm

AND SINCE THEN NOBODY HAS DONE ANYTHING AS REGARDS THE CLAIMING OF
THIS MONEY BECAUSE HE HAS NO FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE AWARE OF THE
EXISTENCE OF NEITHER THE ACCOUNT NOR THE FUNDS. I HAVE SECRETLY
DISCUSSED THIS MATTER WITH SOME OF THE BANK OFFICIALS AND WE HAVE
AGREED TO FIND A RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER TO MAKE THIS DEAL. WE THUS
PROPOSE TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU, STANDING IN AS THE NEXT OF KIN SINCE
YOU ARE A FOREIGNER, SO THAT THIS FUND WILL RELEASED TO YOU AFTER DUE
PROCESSES HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED.

IF YOU ACCEPT TO CARRY OUT THIS PROJECT WITH US, WE WILL OFFER YOU 40%
OF THE TOTAL SUM, WHILE I AND MY COLLEAGUES INVOLVED WILL TAKE 60% OF
THE TOTAL SUM. UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO DO THIS DEAL WITH US, WE WILL
JOINTLY EFFECT THE TRANSFER WITHIN EIGHT WORKING DAYS.THIS TRANSACTION
IS TOTALLY FREE OF RISK AND TROUBLES AS THE FUND IS LEGITIMATE AND
DOES NOT ORIGINATE FROM DRUG, MONEY LAUNDRY, TERRORISM OR ANY OTHER
ILLEGAL ACT. ON YOUR INTEREST, LET ME HEAR FROM YOU.

REPLY WITH THE ASSURANCE, ALONG WITH YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS.

YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE &COUNTRY CODE ...............
YOUR ADDRESS &COUNTRY.............................................
YOUR AGE..........................................................
YOUR PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS......................................


NOTE: THIS TRANSACTION IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.( PLEASE YOUR URGENT
ATTENTION IS NEEDED )

THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN ADVANCE.

YOURS SINCERELY,
DR.SYED AHAD MY PRIVATE EMAIL IS : syeda4212@gmail.com

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