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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: stevenlee199@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 01:17:55 +0100
Subject: URGENT INHERITANCE CLAIM

FROM THE DESK OF STEVEN LEE
PRIVATE EMAIL: stevenlee20052007@yahoo.it


URGENT INHERITANCE CLAIM

GOOD DAY,

I KNOW THIS PROPOSAL WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE
EXPECIALLY WHEN YOU DO NOT KNOW THE WRITER, CONDSIDERING
THE HUGE SUM OF MONEY INVOLVED WHICH COULD MAKE ANY
APPREHENSIVE.

LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF TO YOU,
I AM STEVEN LEE, THE HEAD OF TELEX DEPARTMENT OF MY
BANK,WHERE AM PRESENTLY WORKING.

I SAW YOUR CONTACT DURING MY PRIVATE SEARCH AT THE
INFORMATION CENTRE HERE IN MY COUNTRY CHAMBER OF COMMENCE
AND INDUSTRY AND I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL BE VERY
HONEST, COMMITTED AND CAPABLE OF ASSISTING IN THIS
BUSINESS VENTURE.

FIRSTLY, LET ME EXPLAIN THE SOURCE OF THIS FUNDS AND WHAT
YOU ARE EXPECTED TO DO. A FORIGNER LATE MOHAMED KAMAL
YASSER, OIL MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR , UNTIL HIS DEATH, OVER THE
PAST YEARS AGO, WAS A VICTIM OF AN EGYPTIAN AIRLINE FLIGHT
990 PLANE CRASH.HERE IS DETAILS ABOUT THE PLANE CRASH.
(www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.h tml)

THE DECEASED, MOHAMED KAMAL YASSER, BANKED WITH US AND HAS
A CLOSING BALANCE AS A JULY 2000 WORTH $45M (FOURTY FIVE
MILLION USD). WHICH MY BANK, NOW EXPECTES A NEXT-OF-KIN TO
CLAIM AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUNDS, EFFORTS HAS BEEN
MADE BY MY BANK DIRECTORS TO
GET IN TOUCH WITH THE MR MOHAMED KAMAL YASSER\\\\\\\'S
FAMILY OR RELATIVE BUT TO NO SUCCESS BASED ON THE
PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE
MOHAMED KAMAL\\\\\\\'S NEXT-OF-KIN, THE MANAGEMENT UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ARE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNDS TO BE DECLARED
UNCLAIMED AND CHANNELED TO AN UNKNOWN ACCOUNT.

IT IS BASED ON THIS THAT WE HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO STAND AS
THE NEXT-OF-KIN OF LATE MOHAMED KAMAL YASSER SO THAT THE
FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE
BENEFICIARY AND THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED.


ALL DOCUMENTS, AND PROOF TO ENABLE YOU GET THE FUNDS HAVE
BEEN CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AS WE HAVE SECURED FROM THE
DIFFERENT OFFICES CONCERNED FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE
FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT.IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE
OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 30% OF THE
REMITTED FUNDS, WHILE WE KEEP 65% AND 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE
TO OFFSET EXPENSES BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONAL.

IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE REACH ME THROUGH MY
DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ALSO SEND ME
YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER INCLUDING YOUR CELL
PHONE NUMBER FOR QUICK AND EASY COMMUNICATION.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE, ALL THE BEST AND GOD BLESS
YOU. PLEASE EMAIL ME ON THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR
SECURITY REASON ADRESS: stevenlee20052007@yahoo.it

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

STEVEN LEE.


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Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/



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