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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "martin" <martin_4@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:25:25 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Ungent Mail


Banking Bills,ExchangeAnd Foreign RemmitanceArab Bank Plc London.Hi First I must solicit your confidence in thistransaction, this is by virtue of it's nature as beingutterly confidential and top secret. Though I knowthat a transaction of this magnitude will make any oneapprehensive and worried, but I am assuring that thisis real and genuine.I came to know you in my private search for a reliableand reputable person to handle this ConfidentialTransaction,which involves the transfer of a huge sumof money to a foreign account requiring maximumconfidence.MY PROPOSITION;During my audit exercise i discovered an abandoned sumof US$14,320,000.00 (fourteen million three hundredand twenty thousand united states dollars) in anaccount that belongs to one of our customers a germanestate tycoon (Andreas Schranner ) who happened to bemy very close friend and who died along with his wifeand entire family on 25th July, 2000,Air FranceConcorde flight 4590 plane crash.Since his death, noneof
his next-of-kin or relations has come forward tolay claims for this money as the heir. Arab Bankcannot release the fund fromhis account unless someone applies for claim as thenext-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in ourbanking guidelines, unfortunately, no family membernor relative has ever appeared to claim the said fund.Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission tohave you stand as next of kin to the deceased so thatthe fundsUS$14,320,000.00 (Fourteen million threehundred and twenty thousand united states dollars) canbe released and paid into your account as thebeneficiary's next of kin otherwise the fund will bereturned to treasury as unclaimed funds and will besubsequently conficicated by the british government at the expiration of five year duration.All documents to enable you receive this funds willbe carefully worked out. Please acknowledge receipt ofthis message in acceptance of our mutual businessendeavour by furnishing me with the following;1. Your name and
address2. Direct Telephone and fax numbersThese requirements will enable us file letters ofclaim to the appropriate departments for necessaryapprovals in your favour before the transfer can bemade. I have agreed that our ratio of sharing will beas stated thus:On final conclusion of this project, 60% of this shallbe for me, while 35% shall be for you and theremaining 5% shall be used to compensate either partyfor any expenses incurred. Your share 35% stays while,my 60% share shall be used for investment purposes inyour country. For your confirmations,you can visitthis website for more infoHttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stmIf this proposal is acceptable by you, do not takeundue advantage of the trust we have bestowed in you,I await your urgent reply. Best Regards,Simth Adams

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