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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: John Tse <tsejov46@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <tsejov01@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:14:39 +0100
Subject: How are you doing?



Dear Sir,How are you doing? I hope this mail meet you in good condition. I am John Tse, Bank Manager of Dah Sing Bank, 19 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong kong. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.One of our clients/personal friend, Late Mr. Morris Thompson anAmerican who was a private business man unfortunately lost his life inthe plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January31st 2000, including his wife and only daughter.You can read more about the crash on visiting these sites below,
1. http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list Before the plane crash, Mr. Morris Thompson made a numbered fixeddeposit for 18 calendar months with a value of US$26,000,000.00 (TwentySix Million United State Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity severalnotice was sent to him, another notification was sent and still noresponse came from him. We later found out that Mr. Morris Thompsonand his family had been killed in that plane crash. After furtherinvestigation it was also discovered that Mr. Morris Thompson? next ofkin is his daughter who died with him.What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at theexpiration 7 years the funds will revert to the ownership of theGovernment if nobody applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop,my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Morris Thompson so that you will be able to receive these funds for both of us.Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Morris Thompson so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.This is simple; I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter ofprobate/administration in your favor for the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 80% for me and 20% for you.There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you areinterested,please reply immediately via the private email address below.Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.Awaiting your urgent reply through my private email address:

tsejov01@yahoo.com.hkThanks and regards.John Tse

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