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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: "janevski zivko" <zivko@desmondbrown.org>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:11:38 +0000
Subject: MR ZIVKO JANEVSKI.

Bishopsgate,London
EC2M 4AA
England
Reply with this I.D:zivko@computermail.net
Tel:+44-703-1931092
Fax:+44-700-5808332


I am one of the officers in charge of fund tranfers in the international
remittance department of STERLING INVESTMENT BANK LONDON-ENGLAND.My name is
Mr Zivko Janevski a citizen of Macedonia

On Monday, 31 July, 2000, one Andreas Schranner, a German National, a
property magnate, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit,valued at
£40,550,000.00 (Fourty Million,Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds) for
twelve calender 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 company
that Mr. Andreas Schranner was aboard the AF4590 plane, which crashed
Monday, 31 July,2000 into the Hotelissimo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>).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.
AndreasSchranner did not declare any next of kin or relativesin all his
official documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work here in
our Bank. The total sum, £40,550,000.00 is 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
British banking laws and constitution, at the expiration of 5 (five)
years,the money will revert to the British Government treasury if nobody
applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds. Consequently, I shall present
you as a foreign partner to stand in as the next of kin to the late

Mr. Andreas Schranner. Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send
to you the ABN Bank "Next of Kin Payment Application Form" as well as
detailed information on how this deal would be carried out. and to
obtain all other relevant papers in your name for the necessary
documentation for payment approval in my bank headquarters in your favour.

The money will be shared in the ratio: Sixty percent for me(60%), thirty
five percent for you(35%) and five percent(5%) for any arising contigencies
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 as the Bank's head of group risk to secure
approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If
this interests you, reply via my private email:zivko@computermail.net
include your passport identification,private telephone/fax number.

Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks.

Best regards,
MR ZIVKO JANEVSKI.
Tel:+44-703-1931092
Fax:+44-700-5808332


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