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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: "John Wallace" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <md_miletamicltd@sify.com>
Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 17:36:19 +0100
Subject: Urgent Business Proposal: A lifetime opportunity for you! pt

Urgent Business Proposal: A lifetime opportunity for you!

Introduction:

My name is John Wallace; an investment Specialist for a Switzerland based Private Bank located in Zurich .
I am presently the Regional Representative of the Bank for Africa .



I randomly selected your email address from a pool of consumer data for this offer which is once in a
life time opportunity you cannot afford to ignore.



Background:

For over 20 years, I personally managed the financial portfolio of one Jean Daniel Robert,
a 59 year old Swiss National who made a fortune as a financial Analyst and Broker on Wall Street New York .



On retirement in 2002, Mr. Robert relocated to the serene Island of Phuket in Thailand
where he lived an affluent but solitary life before his death on December 26th, 2004 during the Tsunami.
(You may visit www.ems.narenthorn.thaigov.net/tsunami_e/tsunamilist where
Mr. Jean Daniel Robert is repeatedly listed in the victim list as numbers 278, 3564 and 7169)



Mr. Jean Daniel Robert at the time of his death left the sum of USD $4,825,000
in a Certificate of Deposit (CD) and a Revolving Long Term Investment (RLTI)
account without a Last Will & Testament or any known Next of Kin in our Bank records.



Our bank as a standard procedure in resolving such matter hired the services of a Private
Investigator to discretely trace any known relative of Late Mr. Jean Daniel Robert in the United States,
Asia or Europe. The Investigator was unfortunately unsuccessful in this task.



Take notice that Swiss inheritance Laws as expressly regulated by Swiss Civil Code
(Schweizerisches-Zivilge Setzbuch) requires that a Statutory or Testamentary beneficiary
of an inheritance must claim within 12 weeks.



However if a beneficiary resides outside Switzerland, or that a deceased died interstate
(Without a Will) or there was no documented next of kin in the Bank’s records like the case of
Mr. Roberts a 56 month moratorium is usually granted to process such claim.



Failure to complete the claim within the said fifty six months would result to an automatic forfeiture
of the deceased estate to the Swiss Government.



My Offer:

Sequel to the above explanation, the 56 month moratorium granted to close
Mr. Robert’s estate will expire on May 26th, 2009 and the total sum of USD$4,825.000
lost to the Swiss Government as unclaimed. (Mr. Robert would turn in his grave if this happens.)



I therefore propose that you serve as the administrator and executor of Mr. Robert’s estate.
The money would be disbursed in the following format:



1. $1 Million to you (As compensation for your trust, time and effort)

2. $1 Million to me & my colleague

3. $2,825,000 shared amongst the following groups and organizations that
Mr. Robert had sympathy and passion for.

* US Military Veterans (from Iraq and Afghanistan )
* Leukemia Research Organizations World wide
* American Red Cross
* Salvation Army
* Habitat for Humanity
* Orphanages in Asia (Particularly those in Thailand )

Further take notice that this transaction is completely risk free and also NOT a scam as
all applicable Swiss & United States laws and taxes would be paid from
Mr. Robert’s deposit before it is released to you.

I shall furnish you with the full details on receipt of your acceptance to partner with me on
this mutually beneficial business proposal.

I look forward to receiving your reply with details such as your
Full Name or Business Name,
Address,
Day and Evening Phone numbers,
personal emails etc

Thank you

John Wallace

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