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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: "Mr. Singh Tangtatswas" <singhtangtatswas.bangkokbank@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <singhtangtas2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:29:58 +0000
Subject: FUND TRANSFER



--
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$5,000,000.00] 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
singhtangtas2@gmail.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 Occupation……………………

[6] Your Date of Birth…………………...



Thanks for your time and understanding.



Yours Faithfully,



Mr. Singh Tangtatswas

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