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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: "John Park, Forth Financial Services" <johnpark.bm01@qq.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 19:42:09 +0400
Subject: Re: Bank wire transfer assistance, support and co-operation




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Attn/ Sir,
I am John Park working with Forth Financial Services, Ltd as the
Investment Advisor and Fund Manager here in Scotland, I am writing this
letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out this business
opportunity in my department, an America Oil consultant/ contractor with
National Petroleum Construction Company - NPCC (Abu Dhabi) made a numbered
time (fixed) deposit Valued at US$4,800,000.00 in my branch upon maturity.
I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally discovered from his contract
employers, the National Petroleum Construction Company - NPCC (Abu
Dhabi.UAE ) that Thomas McCulloch, 72 yrs with his wife, died On October
31, 1999, An Egyptian Boeing 767 Flight 990) with other passengers on
board as you can confirm it yourself via the WEBSITE below for
verification (BBC WORLD NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm

Since we got this information about his death and on further investigation
I found out that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace
his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and
discovered that Thomas McCulloch did not declare any kin or relations in
all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in Forth
Financial Services, Ltd. This sum of US$4,800,000.00 is still sitting in
Forth Financial Services, Ltd suspense account and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year and if no one
come forward to claim it, according to Laws of United Kingdom, at the
expiration of 15 years, the money will revert to the ownership of UK
Financial Service Authority if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand
in as the next of kin or business partner to Thomas McCulloch.

I will employ the services of Forth Financial Services, Ltd attorney my
partner in this deal (Transaction) to draft Notarization of the WILL and
to obtain the necessary documents, file affidavits that will put you in
place as the next of kin to Thomas McCulloch and letter of probate
administration in your favour for the transfer. A bank account in any part
of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of
this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid
into your account for us to share in the ratio of 75% for me and 25% for
you. There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction
will be done by the attorney and my position as the Forth Financial
Services, Ltd as the Investment Advisor and Fund Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please
reply immediately via the private email address above. Upon your response,
I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that
will help you understand the transaction. Call me if possible +44-793 766
7577 or respond on my private email: (johnpark.bm01@qq.com)
(parkjohn.bm01@qq.com) to discuss the possibility of us working together.

Regards
John Park (Investment Advisor and Fund Manager)
Forth Financial Services
Wemyssfield House Wemyssfield, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 1XN. UK

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