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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: "Tidal A. Baholtz" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <trh@mfnltd.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2016 03:06:48 +0100
Subject: If we can be of one accord, we should plan a meeting soon.

Hello;

In the field of most investments, depositing funds means no one will know of its existence, accounts are rarely held under a name; depositors use numbers and codes to make their accounts anonymous. Some financial institutions also give the choice to depositors of having their mail sent to them or held at the financial institutions, ensuring no traces of the account and as I said, rarely do they nominate Next of Kin. Offshore clients apart from not nominating Next of Kins also usually in most cases leave wills in care with directives to appoint any surviving relatives in the event of dead.


Mr. Andreas Gotze Schneider died interstate with no known Next of Kin. In line with our internal processes for account holders who have passed away, we instituted our investigations in good faith to determine who should have right to claim the estate. The investigation has for the past months been unfruitful. We’ve scanned all continents, used our private investigation affiliate companies to get to the root of the problem to no avail. My official capacity dictates that my department supervises the eventual outcome of the investigation. My intention is to present you as the last batch of relatives we had considered, but the truth is that our dear late fellow died with no known or identifiable
family member. This leaves you as the only person with the full picture of what the prevailing situation is in relation to the deposit and the late beneficiary of the deposit.

By way of introduction, I am Tidal A. Baholtz. Comprehensive details of me and as regards the deal shall be made available to you as soon as I hear from you. Please observe this instruction religiously. I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never comes easily or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learnt from my private banking experience.


Do not betray my confidence. When responding, please include your direct mobile number for a brief call.

If we can be of one accord, we should plan a meeting soon.


Sincerely,

Tidal R. Holtz


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