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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: "Sanchez Mbeki" <smrtglobal@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 13:32:06 +0000
Subject: ASSISTANCE FOR INHERITANCE CLAIM... BSF

BANQUE SANS FRONTIERE
Avenues des Nîmes Grunitzky,
Telex: 7282 TD BP 265
PRIVATE PHONE 228 908 43 46
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS sanchezmbeki@zwallet.com

ATTENTION,

I AM MR SANCHEZ MBEKI THE AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT, FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPT BANQUE SANS FRONTIERE

Compliments of the day,In brief,My name is Mr. Sanchez Mbeki.The manager
Credit and Account Department of BANQUE SANS FRONTIERE SARL LOME TOGO.

I am writing in a respect of unclaimed deposit belonging to our customer,
Late Mr Sinclair West who died here in Lome Togo on a car accident.

Since the demise of Mr West,I personally have watched with kin interest to
see any next of kin or beneficiary to this deposit but no one has come up
for the claim of usd$10M (Ten milion united states dollars)has being in our
bank's security vault for a very long time.

On this note,i decided to seek for your noble assistance to help me come for
the release and transfer of this fund into any of your nominated bank
account abroad,In the sense to make you the beneficiary to this unclaimed
deposit.As no one both friends and relatives has come up as the next of kin
to this deposit,our modus opprandum and our ethics here does not allow such
deposit to stay more than five years,because after five years the money will
be confiscated into the nations treasury as an unclaimed deposit.
In view of this,I got your contact in my country's trade journal after
which i was convinced to contact you and introduce this business to
you as a foreigner.

The request of a foreigner as the next of kin in this business is
occassioned by the fact that the then customer was a foreigner and a
togolaise can not stand as the next of kin to a foreigner.I have agreed to
share this money with you in the mutual understanding of 65%/35%.You keep
35% while i keep 65%, Thereafter i will visit your country for the mutual
sharing between both of us.

I will need your full names, contact address, telephone and fax numbers so
that i will slot it into our bank Data base for it to tally with what we
have in the security vault of the bank. Bear in mind also that i would like
to invest my own part of the share in your country,As i am almost due for
retirement.For us to proceed towards this transaction,you have to send an
application text to the bank as the next of kin to their deceased customer.I
will send to you an application draft which you shall re-type and send to
the bank for an official commencement of this transaction.

Upon your response to this mail.I will not fail to bring to your notice
that this business is hitch free and that you should not entertain any
fear as the whole required arrangment has been perfected for the
successfull claim and transfer of this fund. Don't forget to keep this
transaction a top confidential untill we achieve our goal.

You may contact me as a matter of fact and urgency on my private
telephone # 228 908 43 46 for more informations and clarifications.
Hoping to hear a positive response from you.

Best regards,
Mr Sanchez Mbeki.
m.c.a.d
BANQUE SANS FRONTIERE
Avenues des Nîmes Grunitzky,
Telex: 7282 TD BP 265
PRIVATE PHONE 228 908 43 46
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS sanchezmbeki@zwallet.com

ATTENTION,

I AM MR SANCHEZ MBEKI THE AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT, FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPT BANQUE SANS FRONTIERE

Compliments of the day,In brief,My name is Mr. Sanchez Mbeki.The manager
Credit and Account Department of BANQUE SANS FRONTIERE SARL LOME TOGO.

I am writing in a respect of unclaimed deposit belonging to our customer,
Late Mr Sinclair West who died here in Lome Togo on a car accident.

Since the demise of Mr West,I personally have watched with kin interest to
see any next of kin or beneficiary to this deposit but no one has come up
for the claim of usd$10M (Ten milion united states dollars)has being in our
bank's security vault for a very long time.

On this note,i decided to seek for your noble assistance to help me come for
the release and transfer of this fund into any of your nominated bank
account abroad,In the sense to make you the beneficiary to this unclaimed
deposit.As no one both friends and relatives has come up as the next of kin
to this deposit,our modus opprandum and our ethics here does not allow such
deposit to stay more than five years,because after five years the money will
be confiscated into the nations treasury as an unclaimed deposit.
In view of this,I got your contact in my country's trade journal after
which i was convinced to contact you and introduce this business to
you as a foreigner.

The request of a foreigner as the next of kin in this business is
occassioned by the fact that the then customer was a foreigner and a
togolaise can not stand as the next of kin to a foreigner.I have agreed to
share this money with you in the mutual understanding of 65%/35%.You keep
35% while i keep 65%, Thereafter i will visit your country for the mutual
sharing between both of us.

I will need your full names, contact address, telephone and fax numbers so
that i will slot it into our bank Data base for it to tally with what we
have in the security vault of the bank. Bear in mind also that i would like
to invest my own part of the share in your country,As i am almost due for
retirement.For us to proceed towards this transaction,you have to send an
application text to the bank as the next of kin to their deceased customer.I
will send to you an application draft which you shall re-type and send to
the bank for an official commencement of this transaction.

Upon your response to this mail.I will not fail to bring to your notice
that this business is hitch free and that you should not entertain any
fear as the whole required arrangment has been perfected for the
successfull claim and transfer of this fund. Don't forget to keep this
transaction a top confidential untill we achieve our goal.

You may contact me as a matter of fact and urgency on my private
telephone # 228 908 43 46 for more informations and clarifications.
Hoping to hear a positive response from you.

Best regards,
Mr Sanchez Mbeki.
m.c.a.d

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