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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: M.S <m.sadiq@asiadeposits.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 13:23:44 GMT
Subject: Thank You..

FROM : NAME

 

I am very sorry for the informal manner in which this letter is reaching you, as this was necessitated by my urgent need to reach

a dependable and trustworthy foreign contact, This request may seem unsolicited for or perhaps otherwise but i hope to crave your

indulgence and pray that you take my request seriously.

I am Mr. (??) an emloyee with (A. D & Co.), however i am representing one of our clients, Late Mr. Miodrag Kovak, Former Yugoslav

Minister of Health, as an Insurance and management consultant, he Mr. Miodrag Kovak employed my personal assistance to service his

personal/private deposit with A. D & Co. (Asia Deposits & Co.)

On July 16, 2003 upon maturity of the deposition i made all frantic efforts to contact Mr. Kovak but all efforts to reach him proved abortive.

I was forced to travel to Yugoslavia and there i got the tragic news that Mr. Miodrag Kovac committed suicide in his hote room in Madrid (Spain).

After further investigation, i also discovered that Mr. Kovak did not declare any Next of Kin in his official declaration files and

since after his death past 3yrs this deposit has been lying unattended and no one has forwarded claims or renewals of this deposits.

What bothers me most and also which has promted me in contacting a trustworthy and reliable foreign partner is the fact that

according to the laws governing insurance and depositary sector in my country (??), at the expiration of a deposit investment, if

nobody files for claims or renewals after a period of given time, the Fund, Bond Certificate or Articles automatically reverts to

the government/firm purse as unclaimed.

Against this backdrop i am proposing to you as a foreigner to stand as the Next of Kin to Mr. Kovak so as to transfer this

deposits to any foreign country you could provide me with, Should you be interested, please send me your private

TEL/FAX/EMAIL included in a mail to me expressing your assistance and interest and then there after i will disclose the full

detail and contents of the whole matter, including myself hence i am asuring you a 100% risk free transaction 

However i will transfer the necessary documents and in-depth details of this transaction to you for your review and also

proposing a 10% commission for your assistance.

Finally i am using this opportunity, imploring you to "PLEASE" exercise the utmost indulgence in keeping this matter extra

ordinarily confidential and away from third party whatever your decisions may be while i await your urgent responce.

Please reach me urgently on (admin@asiadeposits.com)

Thanking you for your anticipated co-operation

Sincerely Yours

(ADMIN)

Please see this webpage for further information on the tragic incident involving Mr. Kovak

   (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/world/europe/1925439.stm)

 

 

 

 

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