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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: Thomason Wilcox <thomasonwilcox00@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 03:32:57 -0700
Subject: Kindly open Attach document is my Business proposal,

Foreign Operations Department
ABSA BANK SOUTH AFRICA.
3rd Floor, 42 meaadewood road Johannesburg,
Alternative E-MAIL (thomasonwilcox00@gmail.com)
Telephone: + 27 74 205 73 99


Good Day

I am Mr.Thomason Wilcox one of the Directors in charge of Auditing and
Accounting section, AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA) and also
Chairman of Investigating and Auditing Department of this Bank. With
due respect and regard, I have decided to contact you on a Business
Transaction that will be very beneficial to both of our families and
us in future. During our Investigation and Auditing in this Bank, my
department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to one
Deceased Mr. Morris Thompson 61 years, of Fairbanks, Alaska America
who died on January 31st 2000 with Alaska Airlines Flight 261.You can
as well confirm it by yourself through under stated Website of the
incident http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
and if you want to know more about the man himself, you can check
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html

As the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any
claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation
because he did not indicate any next of kin to this account in case of
death such as these. Although personally, I keep this information
secret within myself and partners to enable the whole plans and idea
be profitable and successful during the time of execution. The said
amount is U.S $Ten .5m (Ten Million, five hundred thousand United
States Dollars). As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive
information through the south Africa chamber of commerce and
industries.

Meanwhile as a Senior Staff in this bank, and the Director of Auditing
and Accounting, I have in my possession all the necessary documents to
perfect this deal by making you the beneficiary of next of kin/Partner
whom this money will be transferred into your account. I need your
assistance and co-operation to get this deal done. Because as a
foreigner, you stand a better position to be presented through
documentation as the next of kin/Partner since the deceased is also a
foreigner, this is the reason why I could not do this deal alone as a
citizen of South Africa.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free.
On smooth Conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30%
of the total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take
care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also
telephone bills, while 65% will be for me Please, you have been
advised to keep this Top Secret" as I am are still in service and
intend to retire from service after i conclude this deal with you. And
I assure you that this transaction will not last more than 10 working
days and you confirm the money in your account.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you
confirm the money in your account. And ask i to come down to your
country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages
previously indicated and further investment, either in your country or
any country you advise me to invest in. All other necessary vital
information will be sent to you when I hear from you. I suggest you
get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this deal. I
am expecting your urgent reply as soon as you receive this message.
Please send your response through my email addresses below for
security measures (thomasonwilcox00@gmail.com )

Best Regards,

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