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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: makeup@brain.net.pk
Reply-To: michaelwalterrr@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 10:35:07 +0500 (PKT)
Subject: Re:Attention.




Good Day,

I am Mr. Michael Walter. the Director in charge of Auditing section of
Deutsche Bank In Malaysia.

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise. I have
decided to contact you on a project that will be very beneficial to both
of us.
During our auditing in this Bank, I came across some amount of money
belonging to a deceased foreigner who died with his wife and their only

daughter with (AIR ASIA FLIGHT) on July 17, 2014
in a plane crash in the Eastern Ukraine, close to the border with Russia.
The flight left Amsterdam heading to Kuala Lumpur.

The said amount is Five Million Seven Hundred Thousand united state
Dollars (US$5,700,000.00). I want you to know that I never master minded
the death of the deceased fellow. Their death occur naturally.

All the arrangement to put claim over this fund as the Bonafide Next of Kin
to the deceased, has been put in place and directives will be relayed to you
as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also
benefit yourself to this great business opportunity. In this country as a
civil
servant (A Banker), we are not allowed to operate a foreign account.

This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who
will
forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and also present a foreign
account where he/she will need the money to be re-transferred into on his/her
request. Our Banking law stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed
after (10 years), the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as
unclaimed funds. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is
occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner.

Upon your acceptance to carry on this task more information will be made
known to you, and the said fund will be share in the ratio of 60/40 % there
after I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages
indicated.

Please you have been advised to keep "top-secret" as I am still
in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with
you. I will fly down to your country or any place we shall agreed on for
subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously
indicated and further investment will be discussed if there is any reason for
that.

Upon your acceptance to this proposal and for more details,
kindly get back to me via this e-mail
michaelwalterrr@gmail.com
I look forward to receive your urgent reply.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Michael Walter.

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