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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: MacBenson Carlley <mcben1978a@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2014 07:02:47 +0100
Subject: YOUR EARLY REPLY NEEDED PLEASE

I work as the operational manager in account management section in charge
of credit and foreign bills of one of the prime banks here in USA. I wish
to inform you that this letter is not a hoax mail and I urge you to treat
it serious. We want to transfer into your account ($ 15,000.000.00 USD)
Fifteen million United States Dollars) I want to know, If you can handle
it, if not quietly let me know so that you can look for a reliable, honest,
trustworthy person who you think is capable and fit to handle this
transaction, as long as you will remain honest to me till the end for this
important business trusting in you and believing in God that you will never
let me down either now or in the future.



I am an Auditor in one of the banks here in USA. During the course of our
auditing last month, I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in
the bank in 2002 and since 2013 nobody has operated on this account again,
after going through some old files in the records I discovered that the
owner of the account died without a [Heir/WILL] hence the money is floating
and if I do not remit this money out it will be forfeited for nothing and
the money will be lying west



The owner of this account is an American and a great industrialist and a
resident of Alaska State, who unfortunately lost his life in the plane,
crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000,
including his wife and only daughter leaving nobody to claim the money. No
other person knows about this account or anything concerning it, the
account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well
that the account is a secret account.



The total amount involved is Thirty million United States Dollars only
[$15,000.000.00] and we wish to transfer this money into a safe account. I
am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never let me
down in this business, you are the first and the only person that I am
contacting for this business, so please reply urgently so that I will
inform you the next step to take urgently. I need your strong assurance
that you will never let me down, and the key bank official who is deeply
involved with me in this business will also be involved.



I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law the bank
official will destroy all documents of the transaction immediately you
receive this money leaving no trace to any place. I will use my position
and influence to obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of this
money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant
ministries and foreign exchange departments.



At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total
amount, 70% will be for us I and the bank officials. I look forward to
hearing from you as soon as possible if you are interested. I will let you
know the next step to take.



Thank you for your time and attention.



Yours

MacBen Carlley.

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