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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: BARRISTER BALO AHOLT <john1@workmail.com>
Reply-To: balaholtchanber777@globomail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 18:13:23 +0900 (KST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER BALO AHOLT TANKO.


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FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER BALO
AHOLT TANKO.
GENERAL ATHORNEY. THE CHEMBERS OF SURPRIM

HIGH CUORT SECTION BK2 / A14. SURPRIM
HIGH
CUORT OF JUSTICE. CHAMBER NUMBER 2103VC.

TELE+ 229-99923050

E-mail: balaholtchanber777@globomail.com



ATTEN BENEFICIARY: YOUR
URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED, IF YOU ARE STILL
ALIFE.

I AM SORRY TO SHOW YOU THIS IF IT'S NOT TRUE BUT I HAVE SENT YOU SO
MANY EMAIL THROUGH OUT LAST WEEK AFTER I HEART HIS BUT YOU COULD NOT ANSWER ME.
I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM BENARD WILLIAMS SMITH, HE CALLED THIS OFFICE YESTERDAY
WITH THIS TELEPHONE NUMBER:+17038879922 INFORMED ME THAT YOU ARE
DEAD AS THE RESULT OF YOUR THREE DAYS SICKNESS AND HE SAID THAT I SHOULD SEND
HIM YOUR FUND TO HIS ACCOUNT AND HERE IS HIS ADDRESS: AND BANK INFORMATIONS
WHICH HE HAS PROVIDED AS
FOLLOWS,

NAME MR. BENARD WILLIAMS
SMITH
Address:   #6 Chateau Grove Lane, Barboursville,

West Virginia 25504: United States

======================================
Bank name and
infos,

SunTrust
Bank  411 New Bern Avenue                              


Raleigh,
NC 27610 800 786 8787/ Fax 919 212 0165

Saving Account:/
Routing #:  053100465 /

Acct. #:  813822407 /Swift Code: 
SNTRUS3A

======================================

ACORDING
TO HIM ON OUR PHONE CONVERSATION AND EMAIL, HE STATED  THAT HE IS YOUR NEXT OF
KIN BENEFICIARY, AND HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT YOU INSTRUCTED HIM TO CLAIM YOUR
PROPERTIES INCLUDING YOUR MONEY IN CASE IF YOU ARE NO MORE TO BE FOUND ON EARTH
AND THE AMOUNT IS US$6,8MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR.
 
I
AM VERY SORRY TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE NO MORE TO BE FOUND ON EARTH AND I DONT KNOW
THAT THIS IS THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT REPLY TO ALL THE EMAIL I SENT TO YOU
REGADING THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND.
 
THIS IS MY PROMISE TO YOU WHERE EVER
YOU ARE, THAT I AM GOING TO DO EVERY THING WITHIN MY POWER TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOUR FUND IS TRANSFERRED TO HIM AS YOUR NEXT OF KIN BENEFICIAL TO YOU, MAY YOUR
SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE AND MAY GOD GRANT YOU INTERNAL LIFE ON THE LAST DAY
TO COME I AM VERY, VERY SORRY.
 
HE DID ALSO SAID HE KNEW
HE IS GOING TO PAY ALL THE FEES REQUIRED TO GET THE FUNDS BECAUSE YOU TOLD HIM
SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN YOU WHERE IN THE HOSPITAL AND I SHOULD LET HIM KNOW THE
COST OF THE NEEDED CHARGE TO COMPLIT THIS TRANSACTION,
 
 
I TOLD HIM
TO HOLD ON AND LET ME VERIFY IF THIS IS TRUE OR NOT BECUASE I AM CONFUSED NOW
ABOUT THIS CLIAMS' YOU ARE ADVICE TO RESPOND WITH EVIDENCE IF IT HAPPENS THAT
THIS IS NOT TRUE  THAT YOU ARE NO MORE TO BE FOUND ON EARTH.
 
HE SAID
THAT YOUR FINAL CELEMORNY OF BUERIAL WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE  01/02/2011) SO YOU
HAVE TO RESPOND FOR THIS FINAL NOTICE IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE. YOUR URGENT
RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED NOW AND GET BACK TO ME HERE ON THE BELLOW EMAIL IF YOU
ARE STILL ALIVE ON EARTH.
( balaholtchanber777@globomail.com
)

BELLOW IS THE SEREMONEY PICTURS HE HAS BRING TO US
FOR AN OFFICIAL PROOF






YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED NOW AND GET BACK TO ME HERE ON
THE BELLOW EMAIL IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE ON EARTH.
( balaholtchanber777@globomail.com
)



THAK'S YOURS
SENCERLY
BARRISTER BALO AHOLT TANKO.
E.S.Q

 



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