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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: Abdul Razak <abdulrazak00286@msn.com>
Reply-To: <info.abdulrazak@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:21:04 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE:



FROM DESK OF ABDUL RAZAK YAACOB
DIRECTOR AUDIT / ACCOUNTS UNITS
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
KUALA LUMPURE MALAYSIA

With due honour and respect, I introduce myself to you for a better relationship. I am ABDUL RAZAK YAACOB, the Director in charge of Audit/Accounts unit, Foreign Remittance Department BANK OF KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA. Your contact is courtesy of Business online network via Internet as I decided to contact you for this beneficial transaction that is 100% risk free. During auditing, verifications/investigations in our bank at the end of last fiscal (financial) year, I discovered the sum of (US$ 19,000,000) NINETEEN MILLION DOLLARS in a dormant account belonging to Late Mr.PAUL LOUIS a France Citizen citizen who unfortunately died with his family in the plane crash

http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/2/ hi/uk_news/england/ oxfordshire/4537663.stm

My investigations reveal no survival, no NEXT OF KIN/RELATIONS for claims as we have long been expecting someone to forward applications for claims as it applies to our banking regulations. Information / verifications from reliable sources confirmed that his supposed "NEXT OF KINS" died with him in the crash.

However, I keep this information (SECRET) confidential within my jurisdiction to enable us submit claims and transfer this fund through trustworthy person whom we shall present to our bank as the BONAFIDE "NEXT OF KIN" to the deceased. I intent to credit this fund into any of your nominated (designated) offshore bank account for investments. Meanwhile, all domestic arrangements for claims have been put in place awaiting your acceptance to participate.

I will give you directives and all needed information as soon as i receive your positive response. Kindly understand that I could not carry out this on my own based on the simple facts that i am a civil servants and not allowed to operate foreign account that involves such huge amount, it will raise eyebrows on our side in terms of transfer being staff of the bank. Moreover, these funds belong to a foreigner and demand same as next of kin to claim it.

Hence your contact for successful operation. I have resolved to offering you 30% of the total sum as commission, extra 10% of all proceeds to be generated from subsequent investments and will make you a fund manager in a five (5) year irrevocable contractual business partnership. We will invest 50% of our shares into your firm provided it is profit orientated. 10% of the total fund will be set aside to re-imburse all expenses to be incurred in the course of this transaction such as telephone and other minor expenses.

I am assuring you of a smooth and successful transaction provided you display maturity and observe confidentiality. And it will interest you to know that the Reserve Bank will authorize credit of this fund into your account as contract payment to alleviate you from all queries regarding the source (originality) of fund and will provide you (beneficiary) with contractual (data) details to certify your bank or government if the need arises.
Therefore, be kind to clarify the following:

1. Can your account accommodate this fund in your local bank without government intervention or do you have an account outside your country where you may consider safe for this fund?

2. What are taxation rates in your country, as I desire a low/free tax zone?

3. What other lucrative investments would you suggest as i intend banking, real estate and import/export investments?

4. Can you make residential documents and purchase a house for me and my family to relocate and settle in your country?

Best regards,
Abdul Razak Yaacob.

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