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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:59:33 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Hello_Dear?=


Hello Dear

I know that this letter must come to you as a big surprise but I believe it is only a day that people meet and become great friends and business partners. I write you this proposal in good fate, believing that I can trust you with the information I am about to reveal to you. Let me start by first introducing my humble self to you though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. My name is Mr. Allen Tringle; a branch Manager at Northern Rock Plc, Maddox Street branch London-United Kingdom. I came across your contact information on web in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence.

I am an account officer to one Mr. Morris Thompson an oil Merchant /contractor with Linton Fuel Oils Ltd London, UK, until his death seven years ago in a ghastly air crash, banked with us here at Northern Rock Plc, Maddox Street branch and had a closing balance of US$3,000,000.00 Fixed Deposit Investment for a period of 6 years from 1999 to 2005 which has matured and the bank now unquestionably expects the fund to be claimed by any of his available foreign Next of Kin. Late Mr. Thompson went to Mexico for a vacation with his wife and daughter and unfortunately lost their life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on 31st January 2000.

The bank has mandated me as his account officer to provide any of his relative to stand for the claim within two months since Mr. Thompson died with his wife whom he indicated as his next of kin in the crash. To this effect, I now seek for your permission to have you stand as late Mr. Thompson’s Next of Kin so that the fund, USD$3Million, would be subsequently transferred and paid into your bank account as the beneficiary Next of Kin. All documents and proves to enable you get this fund have been successfully worked out because Mr. Thompson requested that he wants me as the bank manager to be directly responsible for his account and for that reason, he entrusted most of his banking documents in my care for safe-keep in our strong room so I can assure you a 100% risk free involvement.

If you accept to stand as the beneficiary next of kin to claim this inheritance, I am willing to give you 30% of the total amount, 10% for any expenses made by both of us in course of this transaction, while the rest 60% would be for me for purposes in your country. However, there is no risk involved in this transaction, as I will give you all information you may need about Mr. Thompson and his banking relationship with our bank to enable you stand as his next of kin to receive this money in your account. Note that next of kin can be friends, business partners, extended relatives and club mates so nationality cannot be a hindrance provided you meet with all requirements which only person related to the deceased could be in possession of.

Once you file for the claim, I will do the rest for you in the inside and get the fund released in your name. I will also employ a lawyer who will follow up all the processes on your behalf and shall secure all the documents that will confirm you true next of kin to late Mr. Thompson. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I shall be coming over to your country for my share and investment after the successful completion of this transaction. I am optimistic that we will conclude this transaction within three weeks upon your compliance in applying for the claim to our head office.

If this proposal is acceptable by you and you do not wish to take advantage of the trust I hope to bestow on you, then kindly get back to me immediately furnishing me with your most confidential telephone, mobile and fax numbers so that I can forward to you the relevant details of this transaction and easy communication with you. I will send my identification to you once you indicate your interest to work with me. Thank you in advance for your anticipated co-operation.

Sincerely,

Mr. Allen Tringle
Please your reply will be appreciated in this Private email mrallen_tringle10@rocketmail.com OR allentringle1@ymail.com



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