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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: "Steven Mayers" <stevenmayers@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: stevemayer_2005@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:01:08 +0000
Subject: Mr creek

From: Mr. Steven Mayer
Amalgamated Bank of South Africa (ABSA)
160 Main Street, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Tel: 27-82-409-8338

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

Dear,

I am Mr.Steven Mayer the Manager International Relation of Amalgamated Bank
of South Africa (ABSA) I 'm 41yrs old. I got your email address on the
Internet, though we have not met before I believe this transaction will
bring us together.

We had a customer and he was a foreigner base here in South Africa with his
wife and two children, his Name was Mr. Hamilton Creek from Atlanta Georgia
in United State of America, he was a Miner at Kruger Gold Company and
Geologist by profession.
Mr. Hamilton has been banking with us for the past 5yrs, some time In August
2002,Mr. Hamilton was on his way to his house unfortunately he ran into a
Trailer truck loaded with Groundnut Oil, his car burnt and no single soul
was saved. Mr. Hamilton and his entire family was confirmed death in the
accident.

The Board of Directors and Management of Amalgamated Bank of South Africa
(ABSA) appointed me to look for Mr. Hamilton Creek relation/relatives to
come and claim the late Mr. Hamilton's Fund. Since August 2002 till date, I
have been looking for the late Mr. Hamilton Creek relation's/Next of Kin to
come and claim his Funds which he deposited in our bank, I have contacted
the united States Embassy the Ambassador told me they cant find any
relatives of Late Mr. Creek.
It is quite unfortunate that Mr. Hamilton Creek died with all his family
members.

The reason I am contacting you is Mr. Hamilton is dead with his families no
person or person[s] has come to claim this money from our bank. The board of
directors and management of our bank resolved that if no one comes to claim
the fund of Late Mr. Hamilton the bank would return the Fund into our
Federal Reserve.

I want you to stand as the Relation or next of kin to Late Mr. Hamilton
Creek to inherit his money. It might interest you to know that Mr. Hamilton
made a special deposit of (US$9.2Million} Nine Million Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars and this money is still in his account unclaimed.

This transaction is very easy and simple it is 100% risks free, it takes
only ten days to conclude. The Management and Board of Directors are still
waiting for me to provide any Relatives/next of Kin to late Hamilton Creek,
I told the board to give me sometime to see if I can get hold of any
relatives/next of kin to the deceased.
Be rest assure that you are not coming to south Africa every arrangement
that regards to this deal has been made. All we need is a service of a
lawyer who will obtain every legal documentation that my bank need as proof
you are the next of kin to late Mr. Creek. I need your strong assurance and
trust, with my position in the bank I do not want anything that will tarnish
my image before the board, I advice that we should make this transaction
confidential.
If you are interested forward me the followings to enable the lawyer secure
the document that my bank required for the claim.

1) Your full names and address.
2) Your private telephone and fax numbers.
3) Your age.
4) Your occupation.

Please feel free to ask any questions. We will share Late Mr. Hamilton Creek
Funds 50-50; you will take 50% of the US$9.2M. Which is US$4.600,000.00 Four
Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars.

Waiting for your immediate response.

Thanks and have a nice day.

Friendly Regards

Mr. Steven Mayer.


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