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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: "proposa@terra.es" <proposa@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 18:34:50 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: buissnes proposal urgent reply




FINANCIAL CENTRE LTD,

MANAGING DIRECTOR,

banko endolusa

108 mostles,madrid spain,









Dear Friend,

I am Mr. hery lopez , Managing Director banko endolusa Ltd, madrid

spain.

I am contacting you with respect to a portfolio amounting to

$35,520,000

USD (Thirty Five Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand United

States

Dollar) deposited by a German Merchant named Mr. Mathew Schneider.

On the 18th of October 2002 Mr. Mathew Schneider deposited $12,000,000

USD

(Twelve Million United States Dollars) under our portfolio management

department for four years and the deposit matured on the 18th of

October

2006 with over 196% growth which amounted to a total of $35,520,000 USD

(Thirty Five Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States

Dollar).

Mr. Mathew Schneider, has since passed away without stating his next of

kin because he deposited the funds in our establishment at a point he

was

finalizing divorcing his wife and had no kids coupled with the fact

that

he was an orphan, this funds has since mature and the roll-over on the

funds has also expired.

This sum of $35,520,000 USD (Thirty Five Million, Five Hundred and

Twenty

Thousand United States Dollar) is still in my possession in my Bank

lifeless and unnoticed because there will never be a claim on the funds

and all material and immaterial documents and certificates relating to

the

funds is also in my possession.

According to the spanish Law regulating cases of this nature which is

also typical to other europen countries, at the expiration of 6(Six)

years,

such funds will revert to the ownership of the Government for financing

military operations, such as purchasing of arms and ammunitions for the

military. In order to avert this negative development, I will like to

seek

for your permission as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr.

Mathew Schneider so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not be

use for financing weapons which will further enhance the courses of war

in

the world in general.



The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio

of

60% for me and 35% for you and the balance of 5% for will be

responsible

for the major /trivial expenses incurred in the course of the

transaction.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this project will be

done

by my attorney and with my position as the credit officer guarantees

the

successful execution of this project. If you are interested, please

reply

immediately.

Upon your response on this ee-mail hbravo60@excite.com or contact

me on my tele phone +34638223052,

I shall then provide you with further information's

and modalities that will help you understand the transaction.

You should observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this

project would be most profitable for both parties because I shall

require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Thanks and regards,

Mr.hery lopez.





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