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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- a.tanandrew@yahoo.com.sg (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <a.tanandrew11@yahoo.com.sg>
Reply-To: a.tanandrew1@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2015 15:46:05 -0300
Subject: THANK YOU

Compliment,

INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP

I Am Andrew Tan, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Harvest Global Investments Limited, Hong Kong In the course of reviewing the audit report for the year ending 31st December, 2014 presented to me to sign before presenting to the Board of Director, the Accountant and I discovered a floating fund in a dormant account opened in 2002 in favour of a foreigner, who we discovered died in 2009. Every effort made to track any member of his family failed. We are making contacts with you to stand as his Next of Kin since both of you share the same last name.

Our intention is to transfer the sum in the aforementioned account to a safe account overseas. We therefore propose that you partner with us by providing the account that will serve the purpose of receiving this fund. For your partnership in this venture, we are ready to part with a good percentage of the entire funds as your share. After going through the deceased records and files, we discovered that No one has operated this account since 2009

He died without any known heir; hence the money has been floating. No one knows about this account and there was no known beneficiary or next of kin.If we do not remit this money urgently, it would be forfeited and subsequently converted to company's funds or share between investors. This money can be approved to you legally if all the necessary documentary approvals are secured in your name. You would be required to show some proof as the next of kin, which we will provide to you with and guide you on how to make your application of claims legally in accordance to the inheritance claim policy of the company and that of the Hong Kong.

Please respond by sending your telephone and fax number. As soon as I hear from you, I will send you detailed information on the transaction and also give you a call. With your ability to follow our instructions, the entire process can be concluded in 14 working days. I look forward to your prompt response.
Yours truly,
Andrew Tan
Email: a.tanandrew@yahoo.com.sg
Phone: +85281930606, Fax: +85230100842

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