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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: janemaxwell@tiscali.it
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 04:22:18 -0800
Subject: URGENT REPLY

FROM:JANE MAXWELL
575 Finchley Road
London NW3 7BJ,U.K.
UNITED KINGDOM.

BUSINESS PROPOSAL

My name is Jane Maxwell , I am a friend/Councellor to a former credit manager
in a bank here in the United Kingdom. I am contacting you of a business
transfer, of a huge sum of money from a deceased account.

Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive
and worried, moreover there has been complains of internet scams and fake
proposals, but I am assuring you that this is not the intent of this letter
and I am not sending you this letter to get you into problem. I decided
to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction moreover for us to
handle this together if it appeals you.

PROPOSITION;
I am a friend and a personal councellor to a former credit manager and then
the account officer of a foreigner named Fredrick M. Wong who died in an
air crash along with his wife Lilla on the 31st October 1999 in an Egyptian
airline 990, with other passengers on board. You can confirm this from the
website below.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm

My friend resigned from the bank months ago because of internal and family
problems, but before his resignaton he was managing the deposit account
of the late Fredrick M. Wong were he had access to some vital information
as to how the funds will be paid to the next of kin. Since his death, none
of his next-of-kin is alive to make claims for this money as his heir, because
they all died in the same accident, him and the wife, Lilla Wong (May their
soul rest in peace).

The bank cannot release the funds from his account unless someone applies
for the claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in their banking
guidelines. Upon this discovery, my friend asked me to look for a reliable
person to stand as the next of kin because he can not handle this directly
since he has worked in the bank, I now seek your permission to have you
stand as a next of kin to the deceased, as all documentations will be carefully
worked out by me and my friend for the funds valued (US$15,000,000.00) to
be released in your favour as the beneficiary's next of kin because after
four years the money will be called back to the bank treasury as unclaimed
bills and the money shared amongst the directors of the bank. So it is
on this note that my friend asked me to seek for whom his name shall be
used as the next of kin/beneficiary to this funds rather than allow the
bank directors to share this money amongst themselves at the end of the
year.It may interest you to know that the bank has secured from the probate
an order of court to locate the deceased beneficiaries so do not be afraid
because it is risk-free and don't be afraid of pubicity because it will
be handled quietly and descretly by us. Please acknowledge receipt of this
message in acceptance to this noble offer by furnishing me with the following
information if you are interested.

1.A Beneficiary name and address in order for me to to get a probate for
the transfer of the funds in your name.

2.Direct Telephone and fax numbers.For our personal contact and mutual
discussion .

Upon your acceptance I shall give you my direct telephone number so that
we can discuss freely.We shall be compensating you with four million dollars
(US$4 Million Dollars) on final conclusion of this project for your assistance,
US$1 Million Dollars shall be for any unforseen expenses,while the remainin
US$10 Million will be shared between me and my friend.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavor to contact me immediately.
if not please disregard this email.

Please contact me through this email address or my alternative email addrress
janemaxwell2@yahoo.co.uk

Regards,

Jane Maxwell.





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