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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: macaulay@macaulayobeh2.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 17:35:50 +0100 (CET)
Subject: MR. MACAULAY OBEH


MR. MACAULAY OBEH
FINANCE/SECURITY DEPARTMENT,
ABN AMRO BANK NL
AMSTERDAM-THE NETHERLAND.
Mobile Phone:+31-628-396-069
Private E-mail: macaobeh@aim.com
Sir/Madam,
I am seeking for your co-operation to present you to ABN AMROW BANK(FINANCE/SECURITY DEPARTMENT)as the next of kin to Mrs. Sigrid Fassnacht, a foreign contractor from Cologne, Germany who died on a plane crash on July 25th 2000 with her husband Rudi Fassnacht. Her husband and their two childrens also perished in the air France Concorde New York bound flight; please click here for
verification.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Before her death she was a contractor to Shell National Petroleum Co-operation (SNPC) and has a deposit made in ABN AMROW BANK(FINANCE/SECURITY DEPARTMENT) to the tune of (8.5milion Euros) as a FAMILY TREASURE without revealing the real contents to the ABN AMROW BANK(FINANCE/SECURITY DEPARTMENT) for security reason according to their WILL their family lawyer presented.
Note that you are to stand as the next of kin of the deceased to the Security Company in order to have the money deposited as a Family Treasure claim for our sharing. For your information, I am the system and control director with ABN AMROW BANK NL (FINANCE/SECURITY DEPARTMENT) NETHERLANDS.
The board of directors of ABN AMROW BANK NL which I am also a member, mandated me to look for any known relation of Mrs. Sigrid Fassnacht, since after her death. However, all my efforts traces prove abortive, that is the main reason I am writing you this to ask for your co-operation for us to claim this money because it will amount to injustice if I do not take this decisive step to secure this deposit and invest it, because if nobody comes forward to claim the funds it will be forfeited to the government, based on that, I am contacting you to assist me in making this transaction a reality. I only have to present you as the next of kin and the deposited funds will be release to you as the next of kin.
We are to share this money between ourselves and also donate 10% to charity and the tsunami victims if you are really interested in this offer you should contact me through this email address: macaobeh@aim.com or call me on +31-628-396-069 for more oral discussions.
For detail of this transaction and procedures, please do forward me your full address, phone number/mobile number, your company name or occupation these info will enable me commence immediately to secure all legal documents in your favor on your acceptance to fully co-operate with me.
I await your urgent response to enable us start this project and nurture it to reality.
Yours faithfully,
MR. MACAULAY OBEH.

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