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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: "Timothy Coleman" <accuratesolutionsu@alliedpsi.com>
Reply-To: timcolemann@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:07:01 -0700
Subject: Good day! Can you be of help to us????



Hello dear,

Best compliments of the season. I am contacting you in view of the fact that we will be of great assistance to each other, likewise developing a cordial business relationship. As I am interested in your kind of business and wishing to invest in your country. I made this contact with you following an opportunity in my office that will be of great benefit to both of us. I will like you to keep this so confidential because it has to do with my whole life. In real scenes, I am Mr. Timothy Coleman, the Auditor General of one of the prime banks here in Ghana, during the course of our auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank and 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 any beneficiary to his legacy. Definitely, this fund will be confiscated by our BANKING CODE OF ETHICS if it remains dormant for a period of time without any claims.

The funds in question belongs to the Late Mr. Uwe Gemballa, a citizen of Germany, an industrialist, and 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 Mr. Uwe Gemballa, until his death was the manager Gemballa Diamond Safari [pty]. GH and CEO of Gemballa Automobiletechnik. However, we will start the first transfer with nine million [$9, 000,000.00] upon successful of the transaction at first hand without any disappoint from your side, we shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining rest amount to your account. You can go through the website for better and more understanding: http://skiddmark.com/2010/10/gemballa-found-executed-in-south-africa/

The amount involved is US$49M (FORTY NINE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY.) I want us to transfer $9,000,000.00 (NINE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) out of the total money into a safe foreigners account abroad before the rest. I desperately need your full cooperation in transferring this fund out of our bank to avoid confiscating. I will split the transfer into two (2) stages for easy and smooth transfer as I stated above. I want us to meet face to face in order for us to build confidence in this regard and to sign a binding agreement that will bind us together before transferring the said money to any account of your choice where the fund will be safe. Basically, before we fly to your country for sharing and investments, I need your full co-operation to make this work fine, because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you, upon your positive response and once I am convinced that you are capable and will meet up with instruction of a key bank officials who is deeply involved with me in this business.

In line with the result of my search, I humbly seek your consent to be presented to the bank as the bona fide next of kin to the deceased so that this legacy will transfer to your ownership. This entails repatriating the fund to your nominated receiving bank account. As a matter of fact. I have the legal requirements needed to back you up in the claims. Moreover, the banks in custody of the late client's legacy has requested me to bring forward the next of kin to inherit the fund or forfeit it to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an unclaimed dividend. It may interest you to know that the bank official will destroy all documents relating to this transaction immediately your bank confirm the total payment into your nominated receiving bank account leaving no trace to any place and to build confidence. I will also like to know how convenient it will be for you coming down here to meet with me for a heart to heart discussion regarding my proposal to you. After which I will make this remittance in your presence and three of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into the account. Your views will be highly considered with open minded in order to reach reasonable agreement for our mutual benefits.

If you are willing to cooperate in this project, I will give you more details immediately as soon as I hear from you. May I at this point, emphasize the high level of confidentiality which this business demands, whatever your decision and hope you will not betray the trust and confidence which I repose in you. I am assuring you that we will obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries involve. At the conclusion of this business and for your foreign assistance, you will be given 30% of the total amount, 60% will be for me and my colleagues involved, while 5% will be for any expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring the money to your account, while 5% will be map out for charity organization so as to help the less privileged ones. Please, feel free to ask any question where you did not understand, for I will be at your service throughout the duration of this transaction.

Therefore, your unalloyed co-operation is required earnestly to claim this legacy from the bank for final disbursement between us. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please do not forget to indicate your convenient telephone and fax numbers where we can always contact you for easy and secure communication. However, you may need to give me sufficient assurance that you will not sit on this fund when it is finally remitted into your account, I believe I can trust you and I am willing to accept from you any useful and profitable investment proposal advice in your country. If you are ready to receive this legacy as the next of kin to the deceased, kindly reply this letter strictly to confirm your position, waiting for your urgent response.

Yours truly,

Timothy Coleman
(Auditor General)






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