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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: "madam Juliet Samit" <julietsamit4@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:19:43 +0530
Subject: PROPOSAL

My Dear

First, l must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET. Though l know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but l am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. We have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, as we have been reliably informed of your
discreteness and ability in transactions of this nature.

Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you. I am Mrs Juliet Samit ,a Manager with the Citi Bank of India.I came to know of you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this confidential transaction which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence.


THE PROPOSITION


A foreigner, Late Engineer Micheal Baker, a big Industrist in Asia, until his death in the natureal diasister that happen in the cape of India and in sri-Lanka (The Sunami),banked with us here at CITI BANK INDIA and had a closing balance as at the end of March, 2005 worth USD$ 10.5Million (Ten Million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) which the bank now expects a next-of-kin to claim as beneficiary. Valuable efforts are being made by the Citi Bank ltd to get in touch with any of the Baker's family or relatives but there has been no success till date.
It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of late Engr. Micheal Baker's next-of-kin (he had no wife nor children that is known to us).The management under the influence of our Chairman and member of the board of directors, retired Mr Mustapha Tettey , that an arrangement has been made for the funds to be declared "UNCLAIMABLE" and subsequently be donated to the Trust
Fund for Arms and Amunition to further enhance the course of war in Asia and the world in general.

In order to avert this negative development, some of my trusted colleagues and l now seek your permission to have you stand as a next-of-kin to the late Engr.Micheal Baker so that the fund USD $10.5Million would be released and paid into your account as the
beneficiary next-of-kin. All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out. We have secured from the probate an order of madamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries,and more so we are assuring you of a 100% risk free involvement. Your share stays while the rest would be for myself and my colleagues for investment purposes in your country.
We have agreed that, the funds will be shared thus,after it has been transferred into your account.

1. 25% of the money will go to you for acting as the beneficiary of the fund.
2.10% will be set aside for reimbursement to both parties for any incidental expenses that may be incurred in the course of the transfer.
3.65% to us the originators of the transaction.
If this proposal is accepted by you. Do not take undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed on you and your company, then kindly get to me immediately on the above contact Email Address Or you can write me for my mobile number witheld for security reasons.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.


Yours faithfully,

Mrs Juliet Samit


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