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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: I am MR.RAYMOND JOHN KELLY <juanegent@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: ray_25mondyahoo.co.uk@joewein.net
Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 14:38:32 +0200
Subject: MR.RAYMOND JOHN KELLY


Hello Dear
I am MR.RAYMOND JOHN KELLY, Head Foreign Exchange Dept: LA_CAIXACREDIT BANK
Spain. Every Six years, Spanish Banks transfer to it treasury, Millions
of Dollars/Euro of unclaimed deceased Depositors Funds, in compliance
with the Banking Laws and Guidelines.
In the majority of cases, with reference to my bank Oceanic Credit
Commision ,the money normally runs into several millions of Dollars.
Until Mr.Sheu Yuan-dong, governor of Taiwan's Central Bank, his wife and
only daughter with other four other finance officials returning from a
conference in Bali Died in a plane crash in Taiwan,
I was his foreign currency denote Bank Account Manager with constant
balance in excess of eight digits.
Ever since is death and up till this time of writing, no next of kin or
relation of his has come forward to claim his money with us,since they
lost their only daughter who was supposed to inherit this liquid assets.
However, with my position, I am directly in charge of Bills and Exchange
in the Foreign Remittance Department of this bank. I am in a position to
cause the payment of this money to whosoever that present himself or
herself as the next of kin or relation of late Mr. Sheu Yuan-dong on
private business deal basis. Please View this website:
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/
The purpose of my writing to you exclusively is that I want to pull out
this unclaimed money amounting to,THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN THE ACCOUNTS IS
TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS (USD 10,500,000.00) with your
cooperation and assistance by just doing the following-
1. Act as the next of kin or relation of late Mr. Sheu Yuan-dong
2. Provide your bank account and location where you want the moneyremitted.
3. Provide your direct and private telephone/fax numbers for effective
communication.
4. Give immediate reply to this proposal, using this email address Upon
receipt of your response and agreeing with my terms, I will send to you by
fax the legally certified documents that proves that you are the next of
kin/beneficiary of the said funds.
For your co-operation and efforts 40% of the money will be for you as
our foreign partner,while 60% will be for mycolleagues and myself that
will eventually visit your country for disbursement of our fund portion.
As a matter of fact,it is pertinent to inform you that all modalities
have been accomplished and all logistics in good shape to effect
payment immediately.
Looking forward to a mutual beneficial business relationship.I will
prefer all Communication and future correspondence in English Language.
But if you can not be able to do this transaction, please keep it
securit for me because this is my life.
Treat with top confidentiality AND REMAIN BLESSED.
MR.RAYMOND JOHN KELLY
Head Foreign Exchange Dept: la_caixa Credit Commission.Madrid Spain.
Plz contact me in my email address ray_25mond@yahoo.co.uk

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