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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: williams smit <admin@thaishikibo.co.th>
Reply-To: admin@thaishikibo.co.th
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 06:19:59 +0100
Subject: Treat as urgent



Dear Friend,

I am smith williams,I work with a bank here in london, Working at the
auditing and accounting department, with due respects and regard I
have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be
very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.

I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well
at the end of the day.

I came to know you in my Private Search for a Reliable and Reputable
Person to handle this Confidential Transaction, which involves the
transfer of huge sum of Money to a Foreign Account requiring Maximum
Confidence.

During an annual auditing of Account's in this bank, my department
came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person
who died. since then his fund has been dormant in his account with
this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his
family or relation before discovery to this development.

The said amount was U.S $8.2M (Eight million, two hundred thousand
United States dollars).In fact I could have done this transaction
alone but because of my position in the country as a civil servant (A
Banker), we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would
eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer
because I work in this bank.

This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow
who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavits of trust of
oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account where you will
need the money to be transferred into on your request as it may be
after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch
of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from, to your own
designation bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free.
On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 45%
of the total sum as gratification, while 55% will be for me, also you
have to understand that you and i will put hands together to make any
expenses that will come up in this transaction and any expenses that
you and I make will be deducted from the fund immediately the bank
transfer the fund into your account before sharing.

Please, you have been advice to keep &quot;top secret&quot; as I am
still in service and intend to retire from service after I have
concluded this transaction with you. For more information Reply for
more information
Regards

Smit Williams

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