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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: marcelo@fortalnet.com.br
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2015 16:01:12 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Get Back to me



Dear Friend,

I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this email. I contact you independently and no one is informed of this communication. We can work together for our benefits, and my contact with you is about an investment placed under our bank's management 10 years ago by my late client Mr. Yasin Jasem Muhammed

In 2006, the subject matter; came to our bank to engage in business discussions with our private banking division. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of $30.8 million United States dollars, in which he want us to invest on his behalf. Based on my advice, we spun the money around various opportunities and made attractive margins for our first months of operation, the accrued profit and interest stood at the point of over 7.1 million United States Dollars.

In 2012, he instructed that the investment be liquidated, because he needed to make an urgent investment requiring payments in Europe. An effort was made to contact him for some final instructions, only to discover that him and his family had been killed in the ongoing revolutionary war in Syria.

What I propose is that since the original owner died with no next of kin and I have exclusive access to his file,I want to place you in that position to instruct my bank to release the deposit to you as the closest surviving relative. If you agree and willing to do this transaction with me, we split the money 50/50.

To initiate process of transfer, I want you to email the following to me; Full name, address and a mobile number, so that I can update my bank records and my attorney can instigate on the backup documents that will place you as the benefactor. I will use my position to influence the move of the funds to the bank account that will be provided by you, after you have been made the next of kin. There is no risk involved in these proceedings, as we are going to adopt a legalized method. Because if no one comes for claim, the money will be revert to the Government treasury, according to the banking laws of my country.

All I need is your optimistic support and consent, so that I can go ahead and contract the attorney to process the legal papers needed in the bank to support the claim application in your name. He will provide the bank with a notarized letter from the probate court in your favor as a principal referee and will sign the guarantor forms in the bank to ratify the legitimacy of your claim. This is a lifetime opportunity for us, I hold the KEY to these funds and as a Chinese National we see so much cash and funds being re-assigned daily. I would want us to keep communication for now strictly confidential in all matters concerning this transaction. Contact me via email

I wait your response.

Sincerely,

Wang Wen-Chieh
Director

Taiwan Business Bank
Hong Kong Branch
wangwenchieh12@yahoo.com.hk

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