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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: vadim.petrov01@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:17:52 GMT
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU.




Good Day=2C =


Kindly accept my apology for contacting you via this medium=2E Although=2C=
we haven=92t met before=2E Nevertheless=2C I have every reason to belie=
ve that you are a highly respected and trustworthy personality=2E I got =
your contact through your country=27s chambers of commerce and Industry=2E=
Although=2C I don=27t know you personally but I believe God has made th=
is contact possible and also hope you will not disappoint me for trustin=
g you=2E =


Permit me to seek your attention in so informal a manner=2E I am Mr=2EVa=
dim Alexandrovitch Petrov=2C Bank Manager of URALSIB BANK OAO RUSSIA and=
I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you=2E =
On November 6=2C 2003=2C a British Oil consultant/contractor with YUKOS =
OIL COMPANY (Russia=27s Largest Oil Company)=2C Made a numbered time (Fi=
xed) Deposit for twelve calendar months=2C valued at US=2440=2C000=2C000=
=2E00 (Forty Million United States Dollars) in my branch=2E Upon maturit=
y=2C I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no =
reply=2E =


After a month=2C we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his c=
ontract employers=2C the Russian Solid Minerals Corporation that he died=
from an automobile accident=2E On further investigation=2C I found out =
that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of=
kin were fruitless=2E I therefore made further investigation and discov=
ered that he did not declare any kin or relations in all his official do=
cuments=2C including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank=2E =


This sum of US=2440=2C000=2C000=2E00 (Forty Million United States Dollar=
s) is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over wit=
h the principal sum at the end of each year=2E No one will ever come for=
ward to claim it=2E According to Laws of Russia=2C at the expiration of =
6 (six) years=2C the money will revert to the ownership of the Russian G=
overnment if nobody applies to claim the fund=2E Consequently=2C my prop=
osal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of k=
in to the man so that the fruits of this old man=27s labor will not get =
into the hands of some corrupt government officials=2E =


This is simple=2C We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafti=
ng and authorization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents a=
nd letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer=2E A =
bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then fa=
cilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of ki=
n=2E The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the rat=
io of 50=25 for me and 50=25 for you=2E =


There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will b=
e done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees =
the successful execution of this transaction=2E If you are interested=2C=
please reply immediately via the private email address vadim=2Epetrov01=
=40gmail=2Ecom =


Please observe utmost confidentiality=2C and rest assured that this tran=
saction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require =
your assistance to invest my share in your country=2E =


Awaiting your urgent reply via my email address=2E vadim=2Epetrov01=40gm=
ail=2Ecom =

Thanks and regards=2E =

Vadim =2E A =2E Petrov=2E

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