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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: "mark" <mtawa8@excite.com>
Reply-To: mtawa20@myway.com
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 20:49:14 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Zineth










Dear Friend,My name is MARK TAWA. I am a manager in one of the branches of ZINETH BANK PLC, Lagos-Nigeria. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.On June 6 1998, an American oil consultant/contractor Mr.Barry Kelly made a time(fixed) deposit for twelve calendar in my branch.Upon maturity I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month a reminder was sent and finally it was discovered from his contact employers Nigerian National Petroleum corporation that Mr.Barry Kelly died from a ghasly automobile accident in April 1999.All attempts to trace his next-of-kin were fruitless as he was said to have died with his entire family which unfortunately included his next-of-kin,his first son,filled in his deposit paperwork with us.The principal deposit, the rolled over/the acrued interest which now total US$18,950,000.88 is still sitting in my branch office. In the light of the above situation nobody has come forward for
the inhertance claim as at this time I am reaching out to you.I know this as I have been monitoring the account with a personal interest over the past years and I can now tell you that no one will ever come forward for claim .I decided to make this move for the inheritance claim in collaboration with you to forstall the funds being forfeited to the government of Nigeria.According to the Nigerian Banking Law,at the expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim such floating funds.Consequently my proposal is that I want you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to the late Barry Kelly.This can be achieved if you do the following for me and also listen/adhere strictly to my instructions and advice :1. Provide me immediately with your full names and address(es) to be used by a reputable attorney to prepare the necessary documents and affidavits to put you in place and authomatically be recognised
as the next of kin to the late Mr Kelly by the bank. 2. Provide me with both your phone &amp; fax numbers for strictly official comunication between you and the bank 3. Provide a bank name and account details ( individual or corporate) in any part of the world into which the money will be transfered.There is no risk at all as the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the reknown attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees a speedy and successful execution of this transaction.We shall share the funds in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.If you are interested please reply immediately.It is noteworthy for you to observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us.Kindly reach me on my private email address:mtawa20@myway.com.Thanks and regards,Mark Tawa.



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