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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 JOSE" <mr_jose_m_g@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: private10@myway.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:25:48 +0200
Subject: Mr.Jose

Dear VICTIMNAME,

I received your mail, I am very sorry for your past experience which you
explain to me in your mail to me it is very very painful indeed. this
business is not like the one you told me this business is as sure as death
the legal documents from court of law and the approval documents from bank
and ministry of finance which will back up the fund to your account as the
rightful and legal beneficiary of the fund from the deceased will be
proccesed in your name. what happened is that they did not perfect the
business well may be that they don't know anything about transfering of fund
or that they made mistake some where, but in our own case this is my over 2
decades in banking circle I am not contemplating wether this business will
work or not the business have been perfected ok. I am assuring you that
everything is ok, We have no much time to waste as this transaction required
urgency. I knew you had gone through my proposal and knew the urgency it
required. It is my wish to conclude this business with you in full trust and
confidence and to establish a strong long lasting business relationship with
you but my only worry is the security and safety of the fund once
transferred to your account. The fund for transfer to your account does not
originate from drug,terrorist, money laundery and not criminally related. As
efficient, strong and reliable as this transaction {INHERITANCE} inheritance
is not a crime all over the World, a day old baby can inherit as you know
even a deaf & dump and the blind can as well Inherit. Because they can not
talk nor even read but Documents and only documents will talk and say for
them. You need to understand the procedures of inheritance as it is the same
process all over the world. It is a question of obtaining the right, correct
legal documents to process inheritance forms and secure Approvals together
with Original Letter of Administration from the Probate Registry under the
Ministry of Justice. Like in every other place, Letter Of Administration is
always used to substitute WILL if some body dies without a written or oral
WILL and I have finalized all the neccesary arrangments for processing of
inheritance forms because it is only when these documents [LETTER OF
ADMINISTRATION] is issued that you have the legal authority over the credit
balance and the Estates of the deceased holder of the account, so the bank
cannot grant you any request, transfer or remove part of this funds without
this legal instrument authorizing the bank to make payment. Therefore, I am
ready to provide you with every documents demand by the Bank to facilitate
the transfer approval to your account.

Under normal circumstance an amount of this magnitude can never be approved
by e-mail alone, without your physical appearance for intensive interview
with bank officials, but because of the money I will be spending as
duties/tips and due to the involvement of the top Bank official that, such
Protocols will not be observed and yet approval will be given in your favor
without questions. The deceased Nobert Talbert Krugger is an Australian
citizen who died with all the members of his family in a car accident. Until
his death he was the Manager of DIAMOND KRUGGER [PTY] S.A. His company
DIAMOND KRUGGER was a South African based company that specialized in
diamond, gold and petroleum minning in Africa and Asia. He held this account
with our bank here, First National Bank and the account has been dormant
since his death. I work with this bank, First National Bank. Already a
perfect arrangement is in place, planed and marshaled out for a smooth and
successful transfer of the fund to any safe account which you are to
nominate. If you are serious and capable of handling a business of this
magnitude send me the following information in other to process the payment
immediately to your account.

{1} Bank name................
{2} Bank address.............
{3} Account Number............
{4} Swift code................................
{5} Your private Tel/fax numbers..............

The transfer will be done in two installments. On receipt of your correct
account detail for the
transfer I will apply for the transfer of 38 million dollars first. I will
order for the transfer of the
remaining balance of 130.559 million to your account only after the proper
sharing of the first transfer without any dissappointment from your side. At
the successful transfer of the fund to your account, you will take 25% of
the total transfer sum, 70% will be for me and my partner while 5% will be
set aside for transfer expenses both of us might incure during the transfer
process. Urgency is indeed needed.

Waiting to hear from you ASAP.

Regards,
Mr: Jose.

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