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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 Akinari Horii" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrahjp2013@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 00:49:55 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS

Dear Friend,

Kindly accept my apology for contacting you via this medium,although,we have never met before. Nevertheless, I have every reason to believe that you are a highly respected and trustworthy personality.Please Permit me to seek your attention in so informal a manner. I am Mr Akinari Horii, Executive director of operation Bank of Japan.I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal which I believe will profit both of us on completion. I contacted you after a careful thought that you might be capable of handling this business transaction, which i explained below.

On August 18TH ,2000, Mr. Fred Teutenberg, Made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$55,500,000.00 ( Fifty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in my branch.Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.


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 he did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$55,500,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.

After a month, we sent another reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that the whole family died in plane crash Mr. Fred Teutenberg, his wife, Terresa, and five of their children died on Saturday night when the plane he was flying crashed in Alabama during a trip from St. Louis to their home near Destin, Fla. According to Late Mr Fred Teutenberg, this deposit was Fixed deposit for 15 Years as investments money.


Read more on:http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/family-7-dies-plane-crash-trip-back-reunion-small-cessna-lost-engine-alabama-article-1.159050

No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of Republic of Japan , at the expiration of some certain years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Japan Government 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 to the man so that the fruits of this man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin.

We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and authorization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor 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 65% for me and 35% for you 5% will be used to settle any miscileoneous expenses.There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address :mrahjp2013@gmail.com

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.Please observe utmost confidentiality, and 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.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my email address : mrahjp2013@gmail.com
Thanks and regards.
Mr Akinari Horii

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