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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: Daniel Woodlich <danwodlich@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: danwoodlich@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 12:24:13 -0400
Subject: Re: Please Treat.

Dear Friend,
Greetings, I hope all is well and my email meets you in good health? My name is Daniel Woodlich the Manger of a top rated security company in Amsterdam. I found your name in people search and took a chance to contact you. Amongst out vast clientele base are banks and high income generating clients with large sums of money deposited with us. We pick up and deliver cash to banks via means of highly trained and professional security personal. Amongst our other services are profit yielding cash deposits for a fixed term period. We deal only in cash.

Having said this I have a have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. In December, 2007, an Iraqi Oil Consultant/contractor Mr. Amjad Muhktar made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for Twenty-Four calendar months, valued at US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Dollars)in cash in my security firm.

Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After some months, we sent a reminder and finally on investigation we discovered from his contract employers, that Mr. Amjad Muhktar had passed away.

On further investigation, we also discovered that he died without naming a next of kin for us to contact and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. Mr. Amjad Muhktar did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Deposit paperwork in my firm.
No one has ever come forward to claim it. This sum of US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Dollars) is still sitting in my firm and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.

According to the Netherlands financial regulatory laws, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will have to revert to the ownership of Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. This money will only end up in a corrupt politicians pocket at the end of it all in the guise of government spending while actually awarding their friends huge government contracts and getting the money back.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Amjad Muhktar so that the fruits of this man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.

The deal is simple; I will like you to stand in as the sole beneficiary/executor to the estate of the deceased. In doing this I can have the money from Mr. Mr. Amjad Muhktar account transferred to you as your rightful inheritance.Though I would prefer you come to Amsterdam and pick up the cash in person.

In order to do this I will need you to provide your full names and address so that an Attorney will prepare the necessary documents, which will put you in place as the next of kin.

We shall employ the services of two Attorneys for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favour for the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world, which you will provide, will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. When this is done you will be required to come in person to receive this money in cash and then transfer the money to your own account. The money will be shared in the ratio of 50% for me and 40% for you and 10% be used in settling taxation. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the Attorney and my position as the manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.

If you are interested, please reply immediately, and upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.

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. I do urgently await your response.

With regards,
Daniel Woodlich


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