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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: "BASSEY PAUL" <bassey8@msn.com>
Reply-To: bassey8@jmail.co.za
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:26:30 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENCIAL.

From: The Desk of Mr Bassey Paul,
Personal Assistance to the
The General Manager of Union Trust Bank Plc (AFRICA) Plc

Dear friend,

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENCIAL.

I have a proposal for you, this however is not mandatory nor will I inany
manner compel you to honour against your will.

I am Mr Bassey Paul , and work with a bank (Union Trust Bank Plc,AFRICA).
Here in this bank existed a dormant account for the past 8 years
which belong to a American national who is now late Mr Morris Thompson who
died on Alaska Airlines Flight 261.
<http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/> More details
about the deceased himself,you can check on
(<http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html>) When I
discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals from
this account for this long period, I decided to carry out a system
investigation and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of
the
deceased is aware of this account. This is the story in a nutshell. Now I
want an account where the bank will transfer this
funds.Thereafter,I had planned to destroy all related documents for this
account. It is a
careful network and for the past eleven months I have worked out everything
to
ensure a hitch-free operation. The amount is not so much at the moment and
plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this account stands
at-(US$15 million US dollars).

Now my questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission?

If this transaction is expected to you. Consider this and get back to me as
soon as possible. Finally, it is our humble prayer that the information as
contained herein
be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it
deserves.

I Expect your urgent response if you can handle this project. Do know that
this transaction is 100% risk & hatch free.
I am expecting your urgent response as soon as you receive my message.


Respectfully yours,
Mr Bassey Paul


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