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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 Kadir Bin Senin <kadirbin@mail.bg>" <sanson@noos.fr>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 04:52:30 +0200 (CEST)
Subject:

Attention:

My name is Abdul Kadir Bin Senin, a manager in the Bank of China, International branch in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is an investment proposition for you.

On November 6, 2002, a Russian engineer with the Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at USD60,000,000 (Sixty Million Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, a routine notification was sent to his forwarding address but no reply was received.

After a month, I sent another reminder and finally discovered from his contract employers, the Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation that he died from an automobile accident. On further investigation by my Attorneys, I found out that he died without making a WILL. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that he did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of USD60,000,000 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.

It is now apparent that no one will ever come forward to claim these funds and according to the Malaysian Laws, at the expiration of 6 (six) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Malaysian Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.

Consequently, my proposal is that I would like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin, so that the fruits of this man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple, as my attorney's would prepare all the necessary legal documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin.

My attorney's would draft and notarize the WILL and also obtain all necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer to any designated bank account(s) in any part of the world that you will provide, as next of kin. For your role in this transaction, you would be entitled to 40% of the principal amount plus any accrued interests.

If you are interested, please reply immediately to my private email included below as my official lines are not secure. If you are not interested, I would plead with you not to get me into any troubles as I am a family man; I have a wife and children. I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences. I am doing this now, because it is my greatest opportunity to change the wrongs in my life and live my dreams. I have worked so hard all of my life and have little or nothing to show for it.

We would need to know each other a little more before I can provide you with more details to help you understand this transaction. In due course, all relevant documents would also be forwarded to you. Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your prompt reply via this email: kadirbin@mail.bg ;

Thanks and regards.
Abdul Kadir Bin Senin.

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