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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: "mark williams" <mark_ohwilly@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: markwilly41@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 11:22:46 +0200
Subject: MR CREEK

AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA)

HEADQUARTER, JOHANNESBURG 2198

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.

FROM: MR. MARK WILLIAMS.

TEL: +27-82-409-8338



Dear,

Please permit me to introduce my humble self, I am Mr. Mark Williams, I am
the Director of international relation with Amalgamated Bank of South Africa
(ABSA), I 'm 41yrs old, I got your address from the Internet, and my
confidence reposed on you. I hope you read this message carefully and reply
me immediately. Although we have not met before I suggest that this
transaction will bring us together.My dear, we have a customer, a foreigner
based here in South Africa with his wife and two children his Name is Mr.
Hamilton Creek. Mr. Hamilton has being banking with our bank for the past
5yrs. some time August 2002, Mr. Hamilton was on his way to his house with
his families unfortunately they ran into a Trailer load of Groundnut Oil,
and he died at the spot with his families no single soul was saved because
his car got burnt. Mr. Hamilton Creek and his entire family were Confirmed
dead.

The Directors and Board Management of Amalgamated Bank of South Africa
(ABSA) has mandated and instructed me to look for Mr. Hamilton Creek
Relation/relatives and his next of Kin to come and claim Mr. Hamilton's
Fund, Since August 2003 till date, I have been looking for Mr. Hamilton
Creek relations and relatives/Next of Kin to come and claim Mr. Hamilton's

Fund which he deposited with our bank, I have contacted his Embassy and
after one month, hisAmbassador told me that they could not find any relation
or next of kin, to late Hamilton Creek. His only son he as his next of kin
died with him, it is quite unfortunate that Mr. Hamilton Creek

died with all his family members.

The reason why I contacted you is, Mr. Hamilton is dead, and his only son
who supposed to inherit his properties and money also died with him. As at

this moment, nobody or person[s] is coming to claim this money from our
bank. The board directors and management of our bank has told me that if
nobody or person[s] apply for the claim of Mr. Hamilton Fund, the bank will
return Mr. Hamilton's Fund into our Federal Reserve.

In the Light of the above, I want you to stand as the Relation/relative of
Late Mr. Hamilton Creek; I want you to act as the Hamilton's relative, so
that you will inherit Mr. Hamilton Creek Money which he deposited with our
bank, it might interest you to know that Mr. Hamilton made a special deposit

with our Bank and he has a total sum of US$9.2M (Nine Million Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars) and this money is still in with my bank as unclaimed
money.

This transaction is very easy and simple, and it is 100% risk free, as an
International Relations with Amalgamated Bank of South Africa (ABSA), and
the Management and Board Directors of the Bank are waiting for me to provide
any Relation or next of Kin to late Mr. Hamilton Creek, of which I told

them that I am still searching the next of kin to the deceased.

Finally, if you are interested contact me on the above telephone or email
for further procedure. Note: all legality in this transaction must be fully
observed to ensure a success transfer. A separate account must be open where
the said amount will be transfer.

Please feel free to ask any questions. We will share the money 50-50; you
will take 50% of the US$9.2M and 50% will be mine.

Remember that this transaction require your confidentiality.

Waiting for your immediate response.

Thanks and have a nice day. God bless


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