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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: Mr Frederic Katuke <frederric@micso.fr>
Reply-To: Mr Frederic Katuke <frederic_katuke@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 20:17:38 +0200
Subject: Mutual Deal!!!

Dear Friend,

It's my pleasure to contact you with this proposal for a financial and
business assistance. I know my message may come to you as a surprise, but
please don't think evil,I meant no harm to you at all.

This message is strictly confidential and is for your attention only. And I
am making this "Mutual Proposition" to you as a trusted and reliable person
who can be capable to handle this transaction with me. In the bank where i
work,there is a dormant account with an abandoned sum of USA$9.500.000.00
USD (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

I discovered about this account while going through some old files in the
records, and nobody operates on this account for long time now.The fund is
going to be forfeited for nothing if nobody come to claim it as soon as
possible, and I don't want that to happen that's the main reason I contact
you today. This account belongs to a foreigner and he resided here before
his death. Through bank investigations, the man died on a plane crash and
since then his account is dormant and nobody came as the deceased next of
kin to claim this fund.

I contacted you because we have 100% chances to inherit the fund with my
position in the bank here instead to allow it get forfeited for nothing. I
would have done this deal alone but this fund cannot be approved to me or
any citizens of Burkina Faso here, but can only be approved to any foreign
person because the fund is in US DOLLARS and the owner of the account is a
foreigner in this country.I don't want the total fund to get forfeited for
nothing so I want you to assist me moves the fund out of the Bank into your
account for our mutual benefits.

Before I contacted you for this I have perfected all the strategies that
will ensure a successful transfer of the total fund into your account. This
is legal and hitch-free transaction so you should not be afraid of anything.
After this fund must have been achieved,you will be grateful with the
percentage I am going to offer you for your financial assistance and support
on the course of this deal. I need a strong assurance that you will not
betray me or let me down hence the fund is transferred into your account.

I waits your positive response for the take off of the transaction.

Thank You.

Regard,
Mr.Frederic Katuke



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