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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: "Wojciech Dach" <mrdach_wojciech@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 03:00:39 +0000
Subject: Awaiting your urgent reply.

INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC ,
#3 DANMOLE STREET,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS,NIGERIA.
PRIVATE TEL NUMBER:234-803-783-7118

Having obtained your contact from the internet that you have been doing all
what is necessary to deserve trust, coupled with my deep interest to invest
in your country, I decided to contact and solicit your mutual assistance at
all cost.

I am Mr. Wojciech Dach, Branch Manager, Intercontinental bank plc.On
January 6th 2000, one Mr. Claude Brian Best, an American National,a
consultant/contractor with Gardiner & Theobald,a leading firm of project and
cost management consultants, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit,valued at
£9,500,000.00(Nine Million,Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) for twelve calender
months in my Bank Branch.

Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from his contract employers (Gardiner & Theobald) that Mr. Claude Brian Best
died from an automobile accident. On further investigations, it was
discovered that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his
next of kin was fruitless.

On further investigations, it was discovered that Late Mr. Claude Brian
Best did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work here at the Bank.

The total sum, £9,500,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever
come forward to claim it.In accordance with the Federal banking Laws and
constitution, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to
the ownership of the Government if nobody applies as the next of Kin to
claim the funds.

Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign partner to stand in as the
next of kin to late Mr. Claude Brian Best so that you and I can benefit from
the fruits of this old man's labour.

Upon acceptance of this proposal.I will forward to you the Payment
Application Form" as well as detailed information on how this deal would be
transacted.

We shall employ the services of a solicitor for the drafting of the LAST
WILL & TESTAMENT of Late Mr. Claude Brian Best and to obtain all other
relevant papers in your name for the necessary documentations for payment
approval in my bank headquarters in your favour.

The money will be shared in the ratio: Sixty percent for me, thirty five
percent for you and five percent for any arising contigencies during the
course of this transaction.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position as the
Bank's Branch Manager to secure approvals and guarantee the successful
execution of this transaction.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If this
interests you, please reply me immediately via the email address:
info_mrdachinterplc@yahoo.com. And please include your private telephone
number for voice contact and fax number so I can provide you with more
details and relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction.

Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks.
Best regards,

Mr. Wojciech Dach


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