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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: philip abbas <philip.abbas2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:15:59 +0100
Subject: Mr Philip Abbas

Hello Sir,

This is the second time l am contacting you with regards to the
undermentioned. Let me introduce myself once again. I'm Mr Philip Abbas, I
work with Bank Of Africa (BOA-CI) here in Cote d'Ivoire west africa as
Accounts Director.

There is a customer a Contractor who is a Italian Nationality,This
customer executed some number of contract project in real estate here for
the Government of Cote d'Ivoire in the year 2008. during this time i 'm
his account manager because he banks with us.

The first / second quoters payment has been made to him by the Government
so the balance is to be paid after some time as final payment of the
contract value sum. the contract took about 3 years before it was
completed so he was waiting for the balance to be paid, Surdenly the
political war breakout in 2009/2010. since then no one heard from the man
up till date, and he never assigned any person as Next Of Kin to his
account.

Our bank have conducted investigations through the embassy and the police
to know the location of this customer if he is dead or alive all to no
avail.

When the new Government took over after the war ,in 2012 the president of
Cote d'Ivoire (Mr Alassane Ouattara) decleared to clear off foreign
contractors debts owed by the previous administration should be paid with
immediate effect, now this customer is amoung the listed contractors.

Since then his payment has being floating because his account is
deactivated because for more 2 years now it has not being operated, of
which he is the only person who can activate this account or a lawyer.

Now since this man is no where to be found, i decided to seek for a
trustworthy person to claim this fund, and use it for helping of less
privilaged ones, investment and charities. as both of you are the same
nationality with first name or last name.

With this it will enable me present you as his Uncle /relative , you now
stand as next of kin so that bank will give you access and transfer of this
fund to your country.

Sir" I will not want you to see me as a lier as too many scam is over the
internet now, i will be strieght forward and transperent to you even from
this begining

As soon the fund is in your account then you refund me what ever i spent
and a package of appreciation for my goodwill.

I will not request to share the fund with you because it is not Godly and
as obedient civil servant and a child of God i will not ask for payment.

I will furnish you with the customer account details, amount and my ID
upon your next reply.

Best Regards

Philip Abbas

Reply to: abbasphilip@yahoo.com

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