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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: "UK Giro Auditors Guild" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bankinghall1@excite.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 23:51:28 +0200
Subject: Joint-Partnership Venture: Invitation From The Giro Auditors Guild

UK Giro Auditors Guild
Auditors, Accountants & Advisors.
North London ,
United Kingdom.

Joint-Partnership Venture: Invitation From The Giro Auditors Guild

I am Glory Alban, an auditor with a fledgling High Street Bank in London, United Kingdom.

I have an expedient and a very mutual beneficial business proposal for you.
On 13th of March, 2002, a Bulgarian Foreign Geological consultant/contractor with a British Petro-Chemical Firm (BP), Mr. Igor Borasov Made a numbered time foreign account (Fixed deposit) for 24 calendar months, valued at $12,200,000.00 US Dollars (Twelve Million two hundred thousand dollars only) in this bank.

Upon maturity in 2004, we sent a routine notification to his temporary forwarding address but got no reply. After 90 days, we sent a reminder and discovered from his contract employers, that Mr. Borasov died as a result of injuries he sustained in a Skii diving adventure in the Greenwich Region.
On further investigation, we found out that he died INTESTATE, without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. We therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Borasov failed to declare a contactable Next-of- kin or business associates in his official documents.

This sum of $12,200,000.00 US Dollars has been floating as unclaimed fund since 2004 in my bank as all efforts to get his relatives or associates have proved abortive. According to the existing banking law, at the expiration of this year, this money will revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies for the claims, the said fund could also be labelled unclaimed government liquid asset.

Consequently, MY PROPOSAL is that i want to seek your CONSENT as a foreigner to stand in as the beneficiary NEXT of kin or a business associate to the deceased so that the bank will transfer the money into your designated bank account.
You will be rewarded with 20% of this money when the deal is concluded and you will also assist me in investing this monies in any profitable business venture in your country whereby you will my business partner or manager.

PLEASE, NOTE: ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS THIS:
1. JUST GIVE ME YOUR NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATE.
2. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A BULGARIAN, YOU CAN BE OF ANY NATIONAL/COUNTRY
3. YOU CAN BE A MALE OR FEMALE.
4. YOU WILL ALSO ASSIST ME IN LOCATING/IDENTIFYING A VIABLE BUSINESS VENTURE IN YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE WHERE I CAN INVEST MY FUND. Am suggesting real estate, Agriculture, Hotel & Tourism investments.

I guarantee that this transaction will be executed with utmost good faith for our mutual benefits.
And if you are really interested in this transaction, kindly contact me for more details on email:bankinghall1@excite.co.uk


My Regards,

Glory Alban
UK Giro Auditors Guild
North London
United Kingdom.
Email:bankinghall1@excite.co.uk

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