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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: Adam Bin Bachek <adam.bachek8@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: adambinbachek@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:36:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Attention.



Dear Arjan Waals,
=A0
It may surprise you receiving this letter from me, in view of the fact that=
there was no preceding letters between us. My name is Barrister Adam Bin B=
achek a Malaysian national and personal Attorney to Late Mr. Kevin Waals, w=
ho was hereinafter called my client.
=A0
My principle of contacting you is for you to help secure the funds left beh=
ind by my late client, to evade it being confiscated or affirmed unservicea=
ble by the Bank. Where this fund valued ($US3, 600,000.00) Three Million Si=
x Hundred Thousand United States Dollars deposited by my client prior to hi=
s death.
=A0
This Bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin or the account =
will be affirmed unserviceable and the fund sidetracked to the Bank treasur=
y, so extreme all my efforts to get hold of someone related to this man has=
proved bungled. For this reason, I have contacted you.
=A0
I am in point of fact asking for your consent to present you to the Bank as=
the Next of Kin/ beneficiary of my late client's fund, since you have the =
same last name, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to your ac=
count, then we can share the fund on a mutually agreed, based on percentage=
..
=A0
All the legal documentations to back up your claim as my client's Next of K=
in I shall endow with them. All I oblige is your honest cooperation to enab=
le us accomplish this transaction.
=A0
The proposed transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement th=
at will protect you from any infraction of the law.
=A0
However, if this business proposition offends your moral principles, do acc=
ept my sincere apology. If on the converse you wish to realize this goal wi=
th me, benevolently get back to me with your interest via this email addres=
s.
=A0
Kindest Regards,=20
=A0
Barrister Adam Bin Bachek.=20
(LLB Hons.)=0A=0A=0A

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