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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: "AMBANI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ambani44@mail.az>
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 02:44:42 -0000
Subject: Nominated to Stand as Next of Kin

Nominated to Stand as Next of Kin
My name is Kumar Ambani, I am a Senior Advocate of India, with AMBANI AND ASSOCIATES firm: Private Investigators, Security Consultants and Financial Managers. We are conducting a standard process investigation/Recommendation on behalf of Sates Bank of India (SBI) The Indian Continental Banking Conglomerate.

This investigation involves a client who shares the same citizenship with you and also the circumstances surrounding investments made by this client at SBI Gold Account. The SBI Banking client died intestate and nominated no successor in title over the investments made with the bank amounting to 6,000,000.00USD (Six Million US Dollars). Click the below link to view the videos were the client mates his exit:
www.ibollywoodvideos.com/2008/11/indien-711-terrorist-mumbai-bombay.html

The essence of this communication with you is to request that you provide us information/comments on any or all of the four issues as regards nominating you to inherit the fund left behind by this client. You are therefore being contacted to be legally nominated as next of kin (inheritor) to this client after all enquiries and investigation has yielded results showing that there is no known next of kin. You are required therefore to answer this questions to enable us make our recommendation.

1, Are you aware of any relative/relation born on the 2nd of February 1959, who shares your surname name whose last known contact address was India?

2, Are you aware of any investment of considerable value made by such a person at the SBI Banking Division of STATES BANK OF INDIA?

3, Can you confirm your willingness to accept this inheritance if you are legally and legitimately nominated and approved to stand as inheritor to this investment in regards to the bank account with STATES BANK OF INDIA?

4, Would you agree to donate part of this inheritance to charity if you are officially approved to stand as the inheritor?

It is pertinent that you inform us ASAP whether or not you are familiar with this personality or and your interest towards the issues mentioned. You must appreciate that we are constrained from providing you with more detailed information at this point. Please respond to this mail as soon as possible to afford us the opportunity to provide you with more information on this investigation and recommendation: call Tel: +919654450893

Thank you for accommodating our enquiry.

Kumar Ambani
For: AMBANI AND ASSOCIATES. (INDIA)

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