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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: "Endra M.Rassip Ameer" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ermameer59@mail.mn>
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 21:03:51 -0800
Subject: Let's Partner.

Dear Sir,
 
 
 
You won't remember me but we once met in your country back in the old days at a shop. You probably remember the exchange of email address and our discussion enclose copy of my International passport for proper identification of me.
 
 
 
My name is Emeer M.Rassip Ameer, risk officer for Santander Bank and i am sending you this mail from my office through the internet with reservations.
 
 
 
Basically the issue I want to unravel to you is very classified and confidential but it involves a huge amount of money, (Ј8,300,000.00 GBP = $13,428,247.86 USD), from Hans William, a foreign deceased customer deposited here in the bank where I work. The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction and the confidentiality herein. However, i would like to seek your permission to have you stand as partner/family representative of the deceased to retrieve the funds into your company/personal account.
 
 
 
Please accept my apologies for contacting you through this medium; the bank will be closing foreign transaction on the 30th of November to allow their external and internal auditor performs the end of the year auditing. I need your urgent co-operation because I do not want the bank to confiscate the account and channel the funds to their reserved account if nobody comes for the claim before the end of the year final auditing.
 
 
 
I know this business will be of immense benefit to you, as I am privy to all information that will be use to facilitate the release of the funds to you as his partner/family representative. If you are willing to accept my proposal, kindly reply my e-mail with the below:
 
 
 
*Full Name:     ……………
*Address:         ....................
*Telephone:     ..................
*Date of birth: ..............
*Occupation:   .................
 
 
 
By indicating your interest, thereafter percentages and more information will be relayed to you on my next mail.Kindly reply through my private email address  ( ermameer59@mail.mn )  for security reasons.
 
 
 
I look forward to reading from you in due course.
 
 
 
Yours sincerely,
 
 
 
Rassip Ameer
Risk Manager Santander Bank
www.santander.com
 

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