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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?VLASTIMIL!=20HELESIC?= <helesic17@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:49:56 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF HELESIC VLASTIMIL


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: helesic17@yahoo.co.uk

FROM THE DESK OF HELESIC VLASTIMIL


E-mail me on my private e-mail address helesic1@yahoo.com



Top of the day to you, I am Mr. HELESIC VLASTIMIL, and Specialist Consultant with Capril Consultants & Co. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. A presently deceased client to my firm and Co C.E.O with the Singapore Solid Minerals Corporation, {Mr.Wilson H. Diamond} made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$10,750,000.00 (Ten Million, Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars Only) with the Wellforth Bank Plc.



The said bank of lodgement officially contacted my firm informing that the date of expiration regarding claims on deposit re-verification lodgement with their bank would soon expire which would result in their recommendation for seizure of said funds.



My former client Mr. Wilson H. Diamond died in a plane crash along with his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson & Sarah Diamond. Since we got this information about his death. On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.



I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Diamond did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work in my Bank. This sum of US$10,750,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.





According to Banking Laws of Spain, at the expiration of 5 (five) years which is this year, the money will revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Diamond so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.



This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin.



We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents in your favour for the transfer. A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.



The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 30% for you and 10% will be set aside for any expenses the transaction might incure both for telephone Calls and Internet service.



In the view to ensuring that all fears regarding the possibility of a scam is involved I would shoulder all the financial obligations required by the lawyer to institute all the legal entries, thoroughly perfecting the legal paperwork.



There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the sole individual having knowledge of this position Guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address helesic3@yahoo.com Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.



Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.



Do endeavour to respond to this correspondence via my private e-mail address as indicated above for required strict confidentiality.



I will be sending my international passport later so that you can be sure of who you are dealing with (this is due to the numerous cases of fraud been perpetrated against unsuspecting persons in our world today)



Await your reply



Best Regards

HELESIC VLASTIMIL-

- VLASTIMIL! HELESIC


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