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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: "David Hess" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidhess24@rediffmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 20:57:34 -0500
Subject: URGENT

I work with the account unit of an Investment bank.
On wednesday,13 July,2000,one Andreas Schranner, a German National,and a property magnate, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit,Valued at

Us$25m,(Twenty five Million, dallars) for twelve calendars 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 company that Mr. Andreas Schranner was aboard the AF4590 plane, which crashed Monday,31 July, 2000 into the

Hotelissimo.Please visit the website
below for more detail.

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm).

After further investigation, it was discovered that he died Without making a 'WILL' and all attempts to trace his next of kin proved Fruitless.On further investigation,it was discovered that Late Mr.Andreas Schranner did not declare any next of kin or relatives in
all his Official documents,including his Bank Deposit paper work here in our Bank.

The total sum, 25m 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 British banking laws and constitution,at the expiration of 5 (five)Years, the
money will revert to the British Government treasury 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 the late Mr. Andreas Schranner. Upon acceptance
of this Proposal,I shall send to you the details, "Next of Kin

Payment Application Form as well as detailed information on how this deal would be carried out.

And to obtain all other relevant papers in your name for the necessary Documentation for payment approval in my bank headquarters
in your Favor.

The money will be shared in the ratio: 60% for me, 40% you.
I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that Will protect you from any breach of the law as I will employed an

Attorney who will secure all the approvals and guarantee the successful execution Of this transaction.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If This interests you, reply via my private email Include your passport

identification,private
Telephone/fax number.

Awaiting your urgent reply.davidhess24@rediffmail.com
Thanks
David Hess

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