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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: Jason Kane <jasonkanee@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:35:55 +0100
Subject: I Await Your Response.

FROM THE DESK OF JASON KANE
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
IMPERIAL BANK PLC
SOUTH-AFRICA.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Jason Kane,the manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department of IMPERIAL
BANK PLC.I got your contact address through internet net work search when searching for a good and
reliable person that will assist me in this transaction.

On June 6, 2001,a Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the South African Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy, Mr.Williams Mitchell made a numbered time(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months,
valued at US15,500,000.00,(Fifteen Million, five hundred thousand Dollars).Upon maturity,I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month,we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers, the National Petroleum Corporation that Mr.Williams Mitchell died
from an automobile accident.On further investigation,I found out that he died without making a
"WILL",and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Williams Mitchell did not declare any kin or
relations in all his official documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.This sum of
US15,500,000.00 has carefully been fixed in my bank for safekeeping. No one will ever come forward to
claim it.According to South African Law, at the expiration of 5 (five)years,the money will revert to the
ownership of the Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a Foreigner to stand in as the next of kin of the funds
deposited in my bank.I am writing you because I as a public servant,i cannot operate a foreign account.I
want to present you as the owner of the funds so you can make claims with the help of an Attorney. This
is simple,i will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the Attorney will prepare
the necessary documents which will put you in place as the beneficiary of the funds.The proceeds of this
account valued at 15.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money,50%
to me amounting to US7,750,000.00 dollars and 40% for you amounting to US6,200.000.00 and 10%
amounting to US1,550,000.00 for miscellaneous expenses that might arise.I would want you to
understand that this is a DEAL.

If you are interested, please reply immediately via my email address and Upon your response,I shall then
provide you with more details that will help you understand the transaction.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in real estate within your country.

Due to the nature of confidentiality in this Transaction our communication can only be via email and
phone mostly.
Awaiting your urgent reply via email.

Thanks and my regards.
Mr.Jason Kane.
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL:j_kane@excite.com

NOTE: If however, you are not disposed to assist, kindly delete/destroy this email in view of the
confidentiality of the proposed transaction and interest of personalities involved.

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