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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: spim@spim.owncloud.arvixe.com
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:55:44 +0000
Subject: BEAR WITH ME AND =?utf-8?b?TEVU4oCZUw==?= HAVE THIS DONE SOON


My Dear Friend,

Hopefully you're in good health? actually It is my pleasure to give
you details of this transaction and to make it clear to you that
success is guaranteed in this transaction due to my position in the
bank, you should not entertain any atom of fear because I’m here to
feed you with the whole information that will be required during the
period of this transaction, in as much as you obey my instructions,
success will be ours even sooner than your expectations.

I decided to contact you to assist me in championing this transaction
after having remember that none of my friends were foreigners, even
if, I don’t think that I will reveal it to them because friend’s may
be dangerous, some will not be happy when they see you planning the
way of success in your life, and I will also advice you to keep this
transaction secret, so that when the fund finally gets to your
account, we will peacefully invest our fund and that is why I decided
to contact you with all my faith that you will not betray me and also
for we to work as one body in championing this transaction.

Like I stated earlier to you, if there is any risk of any kind I don't
think I can risk my job opportunity for something that I am not sure
of, I am a director in this bank and I am very sure that the fund will
be transferred to any of your nominated bank account. I am also here
to direct you in all things you are to do, I contacted you because I
cannot make this claim alone except with you a foreigner.

The deceased customer Britta Lohan perished on a plane crash on July
17th 1996, at about 20:31 eastern daylight time, Trans World Airlines,
Inc. (TWA) flight 800, a Boeing 747-131, N93119, that crashed in the
Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York.

The Banking law and policies here stipulates that if such money
remained unclaimed after twenty years, the money will be transferred
into the Bank treasury account as unclaimed fund, that experience
ignited my thought to contact you so that we can work together and
claim this fund.

I am just an average civil servant here in the bank and wouldn't like
to miss this Golden opportunity before me. I want you to tell me more
about your status because I am beginning to take you like a partner
that is why I would like you to do your best and call me once you
receive this mail so that we talk to each other for better
understanding.

I have given you a vivid account of all that is involved and I think
you are supposed to declare your stand to me to enable me know which
steps to take because this is an opportunity I can not let go. I want
you to know that this transaction is going to join our families
together because I will quit my job after the money has been
successfully transferred to your bank account and I make sure I delete
all necessary information’s regarding this transaction in the banks
file before departure to your country for sharing and onward investment.

I will send to you text of application form which you will fill and
send to the bank, to the desk of the director of foreign remittance
department of our bank as soon as I receive your declaration of
interest and a vow not to betray me in this transaction, so that when
he goes through it, the bank will contact you through your email or
fax as that will be the contact address which you will put in the
application form.

You can also send full information’s including fax numbers so that the
bank can contact you through any medium they want. I have to make
sure I give you all the necessary guidelines required. In all your
correspondences with the bank, you will not let the bank know that you
have any contact with me as that may create room for suspicion. Every
communication between me and you will be discreet. I am waiting to
receive a call from you and I believe that we are going to be
successful.

I hope you will continue in your honesty and give this condition a
consideration, while I promise to do my best to see that we are
victorious at last. Meanwhile on the receipt of this message I will be
waiting for your positive reply if you are truly willing and ready to
handle this transaction with me with a full devotion, you can also
call me for urgent telephone conversation through my direct telephone
or email: shedrackmoses188@yahoo.com

Regards
Mr. Shedrack P. Moses



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