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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: Mr. Thomas G. Kuntz <thomaskuntz@accountant.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:27:18 +0200
Subject: Reply Sir/Ma (From Mr. Thomas G. Kuntz)

>From Mr. Thomas G. Kuntz
Corporate Executive Vice President and Geographic
Banking Executive of SunTrust Banks.

Hello,


My name is Mr. Thomas G. Kuntz, Corporate Executive Vice President and Geographic Banking Executive of SunTrust Banks.I am contacting you with a responsible business transaction that will not go against the law, which I believe & Hope that you willnot expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families.

I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ($3.8 million dollars) to your account within 11 or 15 banking days.I discovered that the beneficiary of the account is dead and no one knows about tha account.The Owner decided to make it secret and confidential but unfortunaly dealth took him away. This money has been dormant for years in our Bank without claim. I want the bank to release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer (the owner of the account) who died on Heart Attack at the age of 66 years.

I don’t want the money to go into our Bank treasurer as an abandoned fund. So this is the reason why I contacted you so that the bank can release the money to you as the next of kin to the deceased customer.(Dr. William A.Ratcliffe ) Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested for my own security reason as my position in the Bank.

This business transaction can give you and your family a really carefree financial life.Here is the sharing ratio; you will get 50% as your share, while I get 50%. If you can help me, please contact me immediately with the required information listed below:

1. Your full name:
2. Your contact cell phone number:
3. Your age:
4. Your sex:
5. Your occupations:
6. Your country and city:
7. ID. Card

Your's Faithfully,
Mr. Thomas G. Kuntz
Corporate Executive
Vice President and Geographic Banking Executive of SunTrust Banks
(904) 419-3187 (Text Only do to my work nature)
SunTrust Bank

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