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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: <Janilee@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 12:26:53 -0800
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

(EMAIL ADDRESS: FREEDOM-CHAMBERS1-UK@HOTMAIL.CO.UK )

I got your contact from the professional data base found in the internet Yahoo tourist search. When i was

searching for a foreign reliable partner. I was assured of your capability and reliability to champion

this business opportunity. After series of prayers/fasting. I was divinely directed to contact you among

other names found in the data base Yahoo tourist search. I believe that God has a way of helping who is

in need.

I am (Mr Williams Kings), the Head of file Department in Halifax Bank,United Kingdom.In my department we

discovered an abandoned sum of $72 million US dollars (seventy Two million United States dollars) In an

account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with all his family in the Asia Earth

Quake Disaster (TSUNAMI DISASTER IN INDONESIA / INDIA)
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/.

All of his Family lost their lives in the Disaster. Since then I have made several inquiries to his

Country embassy to locate any of this client's extended Relatives and this has proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or

relation died along side with him at the TSUNAMI DISASTER IN INDONESIA / INDIA leaving nobody behind for

the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I and one official in my department now decided to

make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the

deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don’t want this

money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.

The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after (17 ) years,

the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The bank management request for a

foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner.


We agree that 50% of this money will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a

foreign account, and 50% will be for me and my woman colleague.There after i will visit your country for

disbursement according to the percentages indicated.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see that this deal come through. I guarantee that

this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please consider my official positions, reputation and integrity, especially, the opportunities in the

business itself, it is very necessary that all due care be taken so that we do not miss the opportunity

due to carelessness.



Always remember that this is the highest confidence and trust any person can repose on the other,

especially when it is considered that we did not know ourselves. I hope you will honor me too.

I will come over to join you in your Country for disbursement when the funds hit your account. More so

for an effective and easy communication I will advise that you furnish me with your telephone and fax

number. Upon receipt of your reply, i will send to you by fax or email the text of the application. I

will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not

entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.

You should call me on this phone number +447045776285 OR Reply me with this my private email address

(freedom-chambers1-uk@hotmail.co.uk) immediately you go through this mail.


(FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME).

1) Your Full Name..............................
2) Your Age.......................................
3) Marital Status................................
4) Your Cell Phone Number………….
5) Your Fax Number……………….....
6) Your Country………………...............
7) Your Occupation............................
8) Sex...............................................
9) Your Private E-mail Address...........

Williams Kings (Esq)
(EMAIL ADDRESS: FREEDOM-CHAMBERS1-UK@HOTMAIL.CO.UK )
+447045776285


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