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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: info@absabanc.com
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:42:25 +0000
Subject: Please get in touch


" Requesting for your urgent co-operation & partnership "

Dear friend,

This letter is strictly personal,intimate and confidential.

STATUS & NATURE OF TRANSACTION:
During an annual Auditing in the bank,the (ABSA BANK)where i am currently working
as the head of the Account's section,a huge sum of money was
discovered standing unclaimed,which originally belonged to a deceased customer
of my bank,by name Dr.George W Brumley,who died in a tragic plane crash
incident of SATURDAY,19th DAY of JULY,2003 along with his wife-Jean
and three of their children,at Lenana Peak-Mount Kenya.

Re-confirm this incident through:(http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?
Page=LifeStory&PersonId77881)
and more details on(http://www.caa.co.za/publications_files/CAA%
20Media%20Scan/July%202003/23.7.03.htm).

This fund has been dormant in his account with the Bank,without
anyone putting up claim/claims over the funds,either from his family or
relation,because he did not indicate any next of kin or beneficiary,to
whom this account should be entrusted to,in any case of death.He was
operating this account secretly before his death.According to the
Financial/Banking and Allied Matters Act,such funds after a period of 3
to 4 years,without any claimant/Next of Kin coming forward for it,will be
returned to the Bank Treasury as unclaimed bills.The said amount involved
is U.S $14.1m (Fourteen Million,One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).
If you agree to provide a foreign bank account,where this money would be
transfered,then we will start off immediately.We shall tender an application
to my bank here,for the remmittance of this money,into your bank
account overseas,as the bonafide "next-of-kin" to the deceased customer.
On conclusion of transaction,you will be entitled to a 40% of the total
money as gratification for your assistance,in helping clear the funds
overseas.

Keep this transaction a "top secret" because i am still in active service and
will resign once we conclude transaction.I will be monitoring every
situation here in my bank & shall fly down to your Country to meet you in
person as soon as you confirm money in your account.

All other necessary information,i will relay to you as soon as i hear
from you.Get back to me as soon as possible,if you are interested
and ready to help conclude this transaction through this email id:
dbemb19783@yahoo.com for confidentiality.
Please include your personal contact Telephone number in your response.

(Thanks)

David Bemba.




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