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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: Lewis Uram <lewisuram@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lewisuram@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 07:30:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ABSA BANK


MR LEWIS
URAM

AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,

ABSA BANK JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.







Dear Friend,



It's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for
this transaction, I choose to reach you through this means because it still remains
the fastest medium of communication. However, this correspondence is private. I
got your contact from the chambers of commerce here in my country South Africa.



I am a banker by profession from South Africa and currently working in the
Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank. I discovered a floating sum of ($25
million) of one of my bank clients late Sir Bolsterli, Andrew, dual citizen of
Switzerland and United State  who died in a Plane crash on Monday the 7th
of September 1998 GMT 14:22 UK alongside with his only daughter while they were
flying from New York to Geneva. I required your assistance to move the
abandoned fund out of the bank to your designated bank account. Please see site
below for more information.



http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html



Hence am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared
between us in the ratio of 60/40 .60% of the fund would be for me, while 40%
will be allocated to you. If you capable to handle this transaction/claim
independently on my behalf in the bank require you to send me your personal
information’s such as your full name, your telephone number, your occupation,
your full home address, and your identity card. Immediately i receive those
datas,i will forward the details of the transfer and the application of claim
to you which you will fill and send to the bank for the claim ,have a great
day.



Your Faithfully

Mr. Lewis Uram



NB, MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THIS TRANSACTION AS YOUR TOP SECRECT AND MAKE IT
CONFIDENTIAL TILL WE RECEIVES THE FUND INTO THE ACCOUNT



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