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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: "MISS KAVITA MUMDARI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kavita.mumdari@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 21:51:01 +0530
Subject: FROM MISS KAVITA MUMDARI

My Dear

I humbly request your consent and co-operation so as I can present you as an heir/next-of-kin of a deceased account proceeds value 50,508,609.14 INR (Five Crore

fifty Lake eight thousand Six Hundred India rupees only

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that it is the wish of God to meet with you since we have not met before, I got your e-mail address from India- Local

Yellow Page with regard to your profile, after searching all the job site, Hindu, matrimony and religious site looking for a trust worthy person and I decided to

contact you.

I am Miss Kavita Mazumdar-Shaw of Auditing and accounting section staff in Reserve Bank of India, during my investigation and auditing I came across many inactive

accounts but there is a particular account that has not been noticed by the previous/past Auditors the account has been dormant without any claim of the fund. I write

to solicit for support and assistance from you to carry out this deal in my bank that will benefit us. See the link below as directed by RBI which led to my discovery

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/find-whereabouts-of-unclaimed-deposit-holders-rbi-tells-banks/909041

Lying in one of the many inactive accounts is the sum of 50,508,609.14 INR (Five Crore fifty Lake eight thousand Six Hundred India rupees only) belonging to a

foreign customer (Mr.Chowalert Jitjamnong) who was a gas consultant here in India, he happened to be deceased during a vacation trip with his wife (Mrs .Siriphut

Jitjamnong) and the only child (Chawit Jitjamnong) on board One-Two-Go Orient-Thai Airlines flight OG269 Phuket Airport plane crash off on Monday, 17th September 2007

from Bangkok to Phuket.Info of this crash was on the news which we have tried to notify his relatives but to no avail, check on this link below for more detailed

information:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6997381.stm

Unfortunately, he has no family member in India or Over-sea who are aware of the existence of the funds, at this juncture, I have decided to do business with you by

soliciting your assistance in applying as the next of kin to the bank then the money will be released to you as part of my effort, as I do not want the money to go

into the bank treasury as an unclaimed bill, because the banking laws and guidelines stipulates that if such money(S) remains unclaimed for a period of five years

(5yrs),the money will be moved into the bank treasury as an unclaimed bill which is very bad if you think about it, my idea i think is better we have the money safe at

our own have sure we can use it well also put good help to people that are on need more .note that i am writing you with full trust in which i will not like you to

expose this to no one please.

My request and interest for a next of kin is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and he secretly deposited the money without telling anybody, more

importantly I will be responsible for approving application from a next of kin as part of my duty and recommendations but I will not let anybody know about the secret

deal between us. 50% of the money will be my share and 40% will be your share for your role, partner and assistance to actualise this deal, while 10% will be for

payment of expenses you made during and after the deal/transfer into your account thereafter you will transfer my share to my local bank account once the money hits in

your account for disbursement according to the percentage indicated.

PLS contact me in this E-Mail:> kavita.mumdari@gmail.com


To affect the immediate transfer of the fund to your account as agreed, you must apply first to the bank as the next of kin to the deceased, and then we will follow up

all formalities for the transaction. Send me your details like listed below.


• Name

• ID proof

• Address

• mobile number

• Email


To enable me fix it up in the deceased customer file immediately. It is 100% risk free because it will be secret and nobody will find out. I am assuring you that with

your effort we will achieve it all.Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you, the text of application you are to send to the bank, and further clarify you in

other issues as to effect this business. Note that you will be matured to handle this before you reply Me , if you wish to speak to me on call you can after my work

time okay.

Waiting to hear from you urgently

Best Regards
Miss.Kavita Mazumdar-Shaw

E-Mail: > kavita.mumdari@gmail.com

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