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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 Akinari Horii <mrahjp2013@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 21:56:27 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend

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 60% for me and 35% for
you 5% will be used to settle any miscellaneous 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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