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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: pau.smith@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 04:23:41 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=22=22URGENT=20ATTENTION=22=22?=


Northumberland Avenue,
London- England
Tel:No: +44-7040111929
Tel: No: + 44-8444846209
TEL/FAX NO: 448700687192
Fax: +44-8701346699
E-mail: (paulsmith@islamabad.net)

Attn: Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. Paul W. Smith, Department of accounts division, HSBC Bank, London.
On January 14 1999, one Mr. Jeff Haward, an American National, made numbered
time (Fixed) Deposit, valued at) for twelve calendar months in my Bank Branch.
Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address
but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from his contract employers he was aboard the, American Airlines Flight
587 which crashed into a residential area near John F. Kennedy International
Airport on November12,2001,www.cnn.com/2001/US/11/12/newyork.crash/> After
further investigation, it was discovered that he died without making a WILL
and all attempts to trace his next of kin proved fruitless.

On further investigation, it was discovered that Late Mr. Jeff Haward did
not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paper work here at the Bank. The total sum is
US$15M still in my bank and the
Interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.
In accordance with the Federal banking Laws and constitution, the money
will revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies as the
next of Kin to claim the funds.

Consequently, I shall present you as a foreigner to stand in, as the next
of kin to late Mr. Jeff Haward so that you and I can benefit from the fruits
of this man's labour. Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall give you
detailed information on how this deal would be carried out. We shall employ
the services of a solicitor for the drafting of the letter of probate in
your favour, and to obtain all other relevant papers in your name for the
necessary documentation for payment approval in my bank. The money will
be shared in the ratio: Sixty percent for me, thirty five percent for you
and five percent for any arising contingencies during the course of this
transaction. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position
in the bank to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of
this transaction.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If this
interests you, please reply me immediately, and please include your private
telephone number for voice contact and fax number so I can provide you with
more details that will help you understand the transaction.

Awaiting your urgent reply.
You can as well contact me on my cell phone number Tel: No: + 447040111929
for more verification.
E-mail: (paulsmith@islamabad.net)

Thanks.
Best regards,

Mr. Paul W Smith.




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