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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: Jose H.M Carlos <jhmcarlos@maktoob.com>
Date:
Subject:

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Reply-To: Jose H.M Carlos <jhmcarlos@maktoob.com>
Subject: {Spam?} Urgent Proposal:
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Mr Jose H.M CarlosBancoval Bank
Madrid-Espa&ntilde;a&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I am Mr Jose Hernandez Martinez Carlos&nbsp;Account surpervisor in Bancoval Bank, Madrid-Espa&ntilde;a . I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.&nbsp; A British Oil consu ltant and contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, Mr Raymond Beckmade a numbered time (Fixed)Deposit for twelve calendar months,valued at&nbsp;Euros 5,000,000.00 (Five&nbsp;Million&nbsp;Euros in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to hisforwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent

a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr.Raymond Beck died in a planecrash along with his wife Mr and Mrs Raymond &amp;Dorene Beck in EgyptAir Flight 990,1999 air crash(for more information about this crash andperson you can contact this website:
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<DIV>Mr Jose H.M Carlos<BR>Bancoval Bank</DIV>
<DIV>Madrid-Espa&ntilde;a<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>I am Mr Jose Hernandez Martinez Carlos&nbsp;Account surpervisor in Bancoval Bank, Madrid-Espa&ntilde;a . I have urgent and very confidential business propositi on for you.&nbsp; A British Oil consultant and contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, Mr Raymond Beck<BR>made a numbered time (Fixed)Deposit for twelve calendar months,valued at&nbsp;Euros 5,000,000.00 (Five&nbsp;Million&nbsp;Euros in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his<BR>forwarding address but got no repl

y. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr.Raymond Beck died in a planecrash along with his wife Mr and Mrs Raymond &amp;<BR>Dorene Beck in EgyptAir Flight 990,1999 air crash(for more information about this crash and<BR>person you can contact this website:<BR><A href="http://www.s-t.com/daily/11-99/11-02-99/d08ho174.htm" target=_blank <a><FONT color=#003399>http://www.s-t.com/daily/11-99/11-02-99/d08ho174.htm</FONT></A><BR><BR>Since we got this information about his death and on further investigation, I found out that he died without making a will , and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Raymond Beck did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.<BR>&nbsp;This sum of&nbsp;Euros 5,000,000.00 i s still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the p

rincipal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of Spanish, at the expiration of 7 (seven) years , the money will revert to the ownership of the&nbsp;Spanish Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.<BR>Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to<BR>Mr.Raymond Beck so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some<BR>corrupt government officials.<BR><BR>This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the<BR>attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the&nbsp;will and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the<BR>transfer. A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you

as the beneficiary/next of kin.<BR><BR>The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 80% for me and 20% for you.There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private<BR>email address above. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details.<BR><BR>&nbsp;Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.<BR>&nbsp; Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most<BR>profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country. Awaiting your urgent response.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Jose H.M. Carlos&nbsp;<BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><br>< br><font face=Arial (Arabic)>jhmcarlos@yahoo.es<br></font><br>_________________________________________________<br>Go to Ma

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