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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: "LETS WORK TOGETHER" <attorneymakelekoko@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: makel_carlos2001@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 18:12:09 -0400
Subject: LETS WORK TOGETHER..



Dear Sir,

I apologize for discussing this issue with you through email since we do
not know each other and have not met before, please kindly understand it
is based on its matter of urgency as I urge you to treat with much
privacy. I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health. l am
Mr. Mark Tony, the Chief Auditor, with a Bank in Europe. One of our
customers was among the victims of the Nepal Air crash and on your
interest; i will provide you more details to read the news.

Before his death, he has a timed numbered account with us valued at
hundreds of millions of Euros. According to the UK Banking laws, if an
account remains dormant without been operated for 5 years +, the ownership
of the account balance automatically reverts to the Queens Treasury. If
also there is no information about the account owner's presence or any of
his NEXT OF KIN, with no one applying for the claim of the proceeds of the
Bank Account,a grace period of thirty (30) days will also be given before
the money will
revert to the ownership of Queens Treasury.


My proposal is that in my capacity as the Chief Auditor, I will encourage
you as a foreigner, to stand or step in as the Next of Kin or business
partner to the deceased account owner. I promise to prove to you one
thing, to show you the funds in the bank account because I have secret
banking details. The file of the account owner with the bank, containing
all documents used in opening of the account or filled while opening the
account is right now within my control. I will present and back you up
with full legal documents as the Next of Kin and close confidant of the
deceased so that the fund in the account of the deceased will be
processed, approved and released to you as the inheritor of his estate for
us to share.


It is my interest for us to execute this opportunity so that the funds
will not be confiscated and reverted into the Queens treasury or converted
to ownership of the bank, thereby enriching the bank the more. So it is
better we corporate as one and have the funds claimed over in your name
for sharing.


Please note that, it is 100% assurance that the process will be executed
or carried under a LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT that will protect both us from
any breach of any law with no atom of risk for any of us. It might
interest you to know that all efforts have been made by the Bank to search
for the Relation of the deceased but all was fruitless. My position as the
Chief Auditor in this bank guarantees the successful execution of this
(Deal) transaction.

This money will be shared on agreed percentage which must be written in
the agreement of personal trusteeship, once the fund is transferred to
your account in your country or anywhere else.


In event you desire not to be interested, please do not fail to destroy
this mail because of the confidentiality attached to this proposal. I
promise that this transaction will be concluded within 10 days of our
take off.

If you are interested and wish to partner with me, contact me:


I look forward for your positive response while I shall provide you more
details on the arrangement.You can communicate with through my private
e-mail box:

Thanks

Mr.Makel Carlos.




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