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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: wec simth <wecsimth@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:32:30 +0100
Subject: {Very Urgent Business Transaction}


>From The Auditor/Head

of Department

ABN_AMROBANK

UNITED KINGDOM

{Very Urgent Business Transaction}

Dear Partner,

I am making the contact with you based on the reliable information I
gathered from our legal/political contact high light your company

Profile this information was positive as to convince me that you would be
cable to handle a high magnitude business, which am about

Proposing with you.





Well, my name is Mr/SMITH .I'm the Auditor General of ABN AMRO BANK
london, I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
On May 20th, 1999, an Iraqi Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the

BRITISH PETROLUEM CORPORATION Mr. AHMED TARIQ.Made a numbered time (Fixed
deposit) for 24 calendar months, valued at (US$36) (Thirty six million
dollars only) in our bank. Upon maturity in 2014, I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.



After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, the British petroleum corporation Mr. AHMED TARIQ died
as a result of torture in the hand of Sadam Hussein during one of his trips
to his country Iraq.





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 MR AHMED TARIQ did not declare
any next of kin or his relations in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of US$36 million has been
floating as unclaimed since 1999 in our bank as all efforts to get his
relatives have hit the stones.



According to the British law at the expiration of 6 (six) years, the money
will revert to the British Government Suspense account , if nobody
applies to claim the fund and the six years is the end of November 2013.

Consequently, my proposal is that i want to seek on your consent as a
foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to the deceased so that the bank
will transfer the money in to your designated account. All documents and
proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out. I have
secured from the probate office an order of mandamus to locate any of the
deceased beneficiaries, and more so I are assuring you that the business is
(100%) free risk involvement. Your share stays while the rest we be for me
and for investment purpose as i will leave my country as soon as this fund
be transfer to your account.



The sharing of the funds will be based According to agreement within me and
you. As soon as i received an acknowledgement of receipt of this

Message in acceptance of our mutual business proposal, I will furnish you
with the necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to suit both

Parties without any conflict. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not
take undue advantage of the trust i have bestowed in you. Note,

if you are receiving this mail on error do humbly get back to me
immediately.



I have set in motion the machinery for the taking off on this transaction
and further action will commence immediately I hear from you. I have agreed
that after receiving of this money by you, you will be initiated 40% while
10% has been set out for taxes and miscellanies expenses while I shall take
off 50% of the total money, it my interest you to know that last year a
similar

transaction was carried with Mr. Patrick Miller the president of Crania
International Trading Co-operation at Number 1 135 East 57th street 28th
Floor New York, 10022, with telephone number (212) 3007788 and telex
number 6731639.





After the agreement between both parties in which he was to take 20% of the
money while the remaining 80% for me with all the required document signed
the money was duly received by Patrick Miller only to be disappointed on
my arrival in New York city and I were reliably informed that Mr. Patrick
Miller was no longer in that address while his telphone and Fax number has
been relocated from somebody else, that was how I lost $25 million dollars
(USD) to Mr. Patrick Miller.



This time around I need a more reliable and trust worth person or a
reputable company to do business with, what I want is the assurance that
you will let me have my own share after a successful transfer in to your
account.





All necessary precaution has been taken to ensure a non-risk situation on
this transaction. It is my believed that this transaction will take 10

Working days daring delays, because we have to followed accordingly
inheritance procedure, what I need is you wiliness and acceptance by
assisting receive this money.



Please when replying don’t fail to enclose your private telephone and fax
number for easy communicating and your full empty account information to
be used to Logged the fund,



Looking forward to hear from your favorable responses, reply to this email
address

My privet number (+) 447448885494

Many thanks

Mr/SMITH.

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