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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: "mr.tbae@terra.es" <mr.tbae@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 13:26:45 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Proposal!!


Tel/Fax: 0065-6491-5592
Email: mr.tbae@yahoo.com.sg
Date: 21th Jan 2007

Hello,
My name is Mr. Tan Bae. I trained and work as an external auditor for
the United Overseas Bank (UOB) of Singapore, working as part of a
bigger
team that covers the entire Asian region. I had taken pains to find
your contact through personal endeavors. On routine audit check last
month, I discovered some investment accounts that had been dormant for
the
least twelve years. All the accounts belong to a single holder with
monies totaling a little above $12.8 million United States Dollars plus
interest. Banking regulation/legislation in Singapore demand that I
notify
the fiscal authorities after a statutory time period of twelve
years when dormant accounts of this type are called in by the monetary
regulatory bodies. The above set of facts underscores my reason of
writing and making the following proposing.

My investigation of the said account reveals that the investor died in
1994-the exact time the account was last operated. I can confirm with
certainty that the said investor died interstate and no next-of-kin to
his estate has been found or has come forward all these years. I am of
the settled conviction that using my insider leverage, I, working with
you can secure the funds in the account for us instead of allowing it
pass as unclaimed funds into the coffers of the Government
of Singapore. This is especially possible as you bear the same LAST
NAME to the said investor. This exactly is why I crave your
participation
and co-operation. I have seized all relevant documents (legal and
Banking) that will facilitate our putting you forward as the
claimant/beneficiary of the funds and ultimately transfer the money to
any account
nominated by you. Of course you shall be handsomely rewarded for your
part
in this transaction as the people I
am working with are prepared to allocate a 20% slice of the total funds
for your efforts, less any expenses. I shall however leave out the
finer details of this transaction till I receive an affirmation of your
desire to participate.

Be assured that my colleagues and I are on top of the situation all the
time and there will be no risk whatsoever if you agree to come on
board. Needless to say, UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY is of vital importance
if we
are to successfully reap the immense benefits of this transaction.

To maintain the level of security required to see this transaction come
to a successful conclusion, I have intentionally left out the finer
details. To affirm your willingness and cooperation to my proposal
please
do so by email, stating your Full Names, Date of Birth, Telephone
Number, Faxes Number, Company/position held, Email address and Postal
address.
I do expect you prompt response.

Thank you,
Mr. Tan Bae.








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