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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: "marios1881@ommail.com" <marios1881@ommail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 16:46:43 -0500
Subject: From Mr. marios solomon

FROM:MR. MARIOS SOLOMON
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
DES VOEUX ROAD BRANCH
44A DES VOES ROAD
CENTRAL HONGKONG
ATTN:]
I am really sorry for the mode of contact.its just that i
need to ask for your hand in partnership over a transaction
which we'll both benefit from.I am Mr. Marios Solomon credit
officer of the standard chartered Bank,des voeux road
Branch. I have a obscured business suggestion for you.
Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client General Ibrahim
Moussa who (in this case I am his accounting officer) was
with the Iraqi forces and also businessman, made a numbered
fixed deposit for 18 calendar months and advised that after
the maturity,that the money should be transfered to our
affiliate branch in Europe. Now, the total value of the
money is Twenty Four millions Five Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars only and the money is in our affiliate branch
in Europe. Upon maturity several notice was sent to him,
even during the war early this year.Again after the war
another otification was sent and still no response came from
him. I as his accounting officer(as all correspondence to
him is passed through me) later found out that the General
and his family had been killed during the war in a bomb
blast that hit their home. After further investigation, I
discovered that General Ibrahim Moussa did not declare any
next of kin in his official papers including the paper work
of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last
time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his
deposit in my bank. So, Twenty Four millions Five Hundred
thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my bank's
Affiliate Branch in Europe,and no one will ever come forward
to claim it. What bothers me most is that according to the
laws of Europe, as
it concerns their banking rules, at the expiration 3 years
the funds will be
reverted to our Bank in Hong Kong an this in turn will be
reverted to the
ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to
claim the funds.
Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will
like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to
General Ibrahim Moussa so that you will be able to receive
his funds.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out
(as the accounts
officer to General Ibrahim Moussa) so that we shall come out
successful. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare
the necessary document that will back you up as the next of
kin to General Ibrahim Moussa , all that is required from
you at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full
Names and Address so that the attorney can commence his
job.After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney
will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the
necessary approval and letter of probate in your favor for
the move of the funds to an account that will be provided by
you. This in turn I will send to the Affiliate Bank in
Europe.There is no risk involved at all in the matter as we
are going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney will
prepare all the
necessary documents. Please endeavor to observe utmost
discretion in all matters concerning this issue. Once the
funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account
we shall share in the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you .
Should you be interested please send me your full names and
current residential address and I will prefers you to reach
me on the email address below <solomonmarios@yahoo.com.au>
and finally after that i shall provide you with more details
of this operation. Your earliest response to this letter
will be appreciated.
Kind Regards
Mr. marios solomon



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