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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: "SINGH TANGTATSWAS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <singhtangtatswas@asia.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:40:36 +0700
Subject: FUND BENEFICIARY

Mr. Singh Tangtatswas
Branch Manager
Bangkok Bank
All Season Tower Branch
87/2 Wireless Road Lumphini Pathumwan
Bangkok 10330
Thailand

I am pleased to get across to you for a very confidential and profitable money transfer proposal.
On August 8 1999, an American Consultant/Contractor Engineer David Ameeraly, made a numbered time (Fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at Five Million United States Dollars Only [US$5,000,000] in my bank [Bangkok Bank.] Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address, but got no reply. After a month, I sent a reminder and finally I discovered from his contract employers, that Eng. David Ameeraly, died in a plane crash On October 31, 1999, in a an Egypt Air 767-300ER Flight 990) with other passengers on board.203 passengers and 14 crew members, after taking off from JFK airport New York, as you can verify it with the help of this website:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml


On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his NEXT OF KIN or BENEFICIARY were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Eng.David Ameeraly did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his bank deposit paperwork in the bank. This sum of US$5M and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one had ever come forward to claim it. According to Thailand law on monetary issues, at the expiration of 12 years, such funds would be returned to the ownership of Thailand Government if no one applies to claim the fund.

I have taken my time to explain to you the intricacies associated with this transaction, so that you may be able to compare and contrast notes with what you might have been previously received from impersonators, who claim to be what they are not. And above all, to give you the needed feeling of mutual confidence needed for us to conclude this transaction, that I believe will help both of us achieve financial buoyancy in a very short while. This is what I am proposing:

(1) In order for the bank not to transfer the said sum of Five Million United States Dollars Only ($5,000 000.00) as unclaimed funds to the Thailand treasury account,therefore,am contacting you to stand-in as late Mr. David Ameeraly's,partner,so that the fund would be transferred into your own personal bank account, instead of Thailand treasury account.

(2) The Bank's Attorney shall prepare all necessary documents relating to the transfer of ownership. A sworn affidavit empowering you as the next of kin to the deceased and a probate administration document shall be served the bank after being duly notarized. This will serve as a legal document backing this claim.

(3) You will be required to provide an account and its details to our bank for the said funds to be transferred, as you shall then be regarded as the next of kin to the deceased. This information I will need you to urgently provide.

Nevertheless, I am a meticulous, fair and rational individual when it comes to the area of sharing proceeds. Therefore I am willing to offer you 40.5% of the total sum to be transferred. And 5% will be set aside for any expenses that might arise during the transfer process. The remaining 50% shall be mine. I believe this is equitable enough.

Finally, I can assure you that the above proposed transaction is fool proof, considering the fact that I am the branch manager who shall authorize the transfer, and again, since we shall ensure that we fulfill all the bank's requirements relating to transactions of this manner.

Therefore I can guarantee you that you shall not be liable to exposure in anyway imaginable. I shall need to be able to trust you, as much as you will need to do the same about me. Therefore, I shall advice you to kindly reply my email, depicting acceptance in good faith of my proposal. Please reply me via my private email address singhtangtatswas@asia.com Upon receipt of your reply, I shall furnish you with relevant documents that will help guide and ensure your optimum understanding of the above stated 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. Upon the receipt of this mail message, send to me the following to enable me start processing the transfer immediately.

[1] Your Full Name.......................
[2] Your Country of Residence............
[3] Your House Address...................
[4] Your Private Phone Number.......
[5] Your Fax Number [if any]..............


Thanks for your time and understanding.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Singh Tangtatswas

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