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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: "Mr. James Forese" <abum3999@gmail.com>
Reply-To: james.forese@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 10:24:30 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENT AND PROFITABLE BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

From The Desk of Mr. James Forese
Chief Executive Branch Manager
HSBC BANK US.

Hello Dear Friend,

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business
proposal, I got your email address on the Internet while browsing after I
decided to contact you and ask for your assistance in this urgent matter,
requiring trust and confidentiality. I am Mr. James Forese, the Branch
manager HSBC Bank (NEW YORK), Married with Five children.

I am writing this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry
out this business opportunity in my department, On June 6, 1999, an America
Oil consultant/contractor with Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Thomas Stone,
made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, Valued at
US$12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million United State Dollars in my branch upon
maturity.

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 Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Thomas Stone, died
in the plane crash On October 31, 1999, (an Egyptian Boeing 767 Flight 990)
with other passengers on board.

Most asttorning of my discovery was that, all records bear no next of kin,
meaning no member of Mr. Thomas Stone, family knows about the deposit
therefore, no member of his family will ever come forward to claim the
money, In order for the bank not to transfer the said sum of Twelve Million
United State Dollars ($12,000,000.00) as unclaimed funds to the united
state treasury account, the above stated funds most be claimed immediately
by somebody standing in as late Mr. Thomas Stone.

Next of Kin, because According to (UNITED State LAW), at the expiration of
years; the money will revert to the ownership of the (UNITED State)
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund, This revelation is only
known to me because I was his personal account officer before I was posted
to become the branch manager, now I seek your collaboration to act as next
of kin to late Mr. Thomas Stone, to claim the funds and move them into
useful investments.

We shall split the cash between ourselves upon the confirmation of the
money into your account, I am ready to offer you 35% of the total fund and
60% for me while 5% will be set aside for any expenses that might occur
during the transaction. Please note that by the virtue of my position in
the bank, I have worked out the perfect modality as well as I shall provide
the relevant information and documents for the successful claim and
transfer of the funds in the account that will be provided by you. I cannot
stand in the forefront of this transaction because I work with the bank,
that is why I have come to you, for assistance be rest assured that this
project involves no risk to you, upon the receipt of your acceptance mail
me, I will like you to provide me with the following details.

(1) Your Valid Direct Tel/ Mobile/Fax Number.
(2) Your Full Name:
(3) Current Resident Address.
(4) Your Private Email Box.
(5) Your Occupation:
(6) Your Age and Sex:
(7) Your Nationality:

Then I shall furnish you with due process of concluding this transaction
without any delay. Please discard this message if you are not interested.
One Passionate appeal I will make to you is not to discuss this matter with
anybody, if you have any reasons to reject this offer, please and please
destroy this message as any Leakage of this information will be too bad for
me at my work place, as the Branch Manager HSBC Bank.

Thanks for your kind Understanding.

Mr. James Forese.
Chief Executive Branch Manager
HSBC BANK US NEW YORK.
Reply to email: james.forese@yahoo.com

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