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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: bashir saleh bashir <bashirsalehbashir111@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 18:49:49 +0000
Subject: PROPOSAL





Dear,

I got your information during my search for business partner; I am Bashir saleh branch manager to Ahli United Bank Plc, I got your infor while doing an intensive internet search for a foreigner with similar name with one of our deceased customer who died with his family in the tsunami disaster on the 26th December 2004 in Sumatra while they were on vacation. During the Bank private search for the late gentle man relatives your name and email contact was among the findings that matches the same surname as the deceased who died intestate with no Will or next of kin. To maintain the level of security required I have intentionally left out the final details. He was a crude oil merchant and has five Million Seven Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling with my branch. The account has since been idle and currently dormant which makes it unserviceable to the bank. Hence, the account will soon be declared as abandoned and the fund stands to be confiscated and side track to the bank Treasury as stipulated by the law after a specific numbers of years must have elapsed. Daily, we see so much funds been recycled in the banking industry as abandoned funds, of which most of the fund are been diverted by some top bank officials for their selfish interest. Sincerely, I sympathizes his death, but think it is unprofitable for his funds to be diverted and shared amongst my corrupt bosses. Hence, my aim is to retrieve these funds and let it be claimed by the deceased family Lineage, etc. Unfortunately, all effort to trace any of his relatives for some years now has been unsuccessful because he did not specify any next of kin or relations in all his official documents being held by our bank for his account. Hence, none of his family lineage is aware of this deposit, and no one will ever apply to claim the funds. Thus, to forestall a total lost since the deceased account would soon be confiscated, I decided to seek the consent of a foreigner with similar last-name to stand in as the next-of-kin so that the proceeds of the account can be paid to you for our benefit at a ratio of 50% for me and 40% to your kind self, while the balance 10% donated as charity to aid victims of war and natural disasters. With my position as the Bank Manager, my plan is to upload your names into all his official documents so that the application for the release of the fund in your favor as the Next of Kin would be approved without hesitation. If we can work diligently, discreetly and sincerely as partners we will accomplish this project within Fourteen (14) banking days. However, this transaction is risk-free as we shall adopt legalized method that will shield us from any breach of the law. I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here is your refusal to partner with me and alerting my bank. Be informed that I am the only one who knows about this issue and as such it should be treated with the secrecy it deserves. I would respectfully request you to be confidential and respect the veracity of the information you may come by as a result of our correspondence in this deal. Please, I need you to indicate your interest
and readiness to partner with me to claim the funds as a next of kin so that I can unveil more details on how to accomplish this once in a life time opportunity .

Regards ,

Bashir saleh

reply to - bashirsalehbashir4091@outlook.com


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