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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:52:02 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PLEASE_THIS_IS_A_DEAL_TO_BE_HONEST,
_KEEP_TO_YOURSELF_AND_DONT_MAKE_IT_LOUD;?=







Attn:Managing Director/CEO,


In our search for a trustworthy individual to work with us on a very important and confidential deal, we came across your profile here in SOUTH AFRICA .The fact remains we need an urgent replacement for (NEXT OF KIN).

My Name is Mr. williams leo, Principal Executive Officer, and Audit Department in ABSA BANK . During the yearly preliminary in-house auditing of accounts, we discovered an account opened in 2002 till date it has remained dormant and not operational.

The total amount in this account is US$112.4Million United States Dollars less accrued interest.

Working In-collaboration with the Audit Manager Mr.Morgan Adams a British Citizen, we decided to investigate this account for more information. We discovered that the owner of this account, an Arabian has died intestate leaving no heirs or (Next of Kin) who could make a claim.

Presently, we are the only two people in in the section willingly ready to initiate this deal with access to this information and we have decided to keep it that way and claim the money for ourselves using a third party who will take the place of the deceased (Next of Kin) and that is why we decided to contact you in person because of your outstanding profile in managemental skills in business circle.

We will supply the necessary information on the deceased and ensure that the claim application is giving immediate approval. Documents like the death certificate will be arranged and forwarded to you for onward submission to our bank.

The deal is a tight deal that is why we need a matured mind since we are an inside to avoid implication in our jobs.We will use contacts that hold strategic positions in the bank to effect a successful completion of the project and also ensure that all traces of our mutual involvement are completely wiped off. These presents no problem as all documented evidence will be directly under our supervision.

We have earmarked a commission of 30% of the total amount for you. The remaining 70% for us and if possible invest in profitable Stocks and Shares in your country. We would like to get your decision to this proposal as soon as possible. On receipt of your decision, we will email you explicit details of the already completed groundwork on this project and also attach our official ID,CARDS to ehance the transaction.But our apeal is for you to be steadfast and not betray us.

Kindly reply immediately you receive this email.

Regards,
Mr.Williams Leo


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