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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "DON LORD" <don_lord1x@msn.com>
Reply-To: don_lord@myway.com
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:15:32 +0000
Subject: URGENT???


From Mr Don Lord.
Head; Treasury/ Credit Unit
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND.
#36 ST ANDREW SQUAE ADINBURGII
EII2 YB ,SCOTLAND


Dear Sir/Madam.

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone through your remarkable profile on the internet.Though, this medium (Internet)has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of communication.
However,this correspondence is unofficial and private, and it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may think of.
I am Mr Don Lord, Head,Treasury/ Credit Unit ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND.
I am contacting you based on Trust and onfidentiality that will be attached to this deal. The Management and the Legal department of our BANK (ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND) in a recent meeting, recommended that the account of DAVID WILLIAMS , who was one of my branch depositor, should be declared dormant,confisticated and the depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury according to Scotland Banking and financial law. He died in world trade centre as a victim of the september 11,2001 incident that befell the United State of America,the bank is still unrelenting in it's bid to contact any of the relatives to claim this money, you can confirm through this.
http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/victims_list.htm
He is an account holder in my branch, he owns a dollar account with the sum of US$15.M (Fifteen Million United States Dollars Only) deposited in a numbered account.
Infact, it happened that since his death, the next of kin of the dollar account holder(the brother) or whom ever that is related to him has not show up for the claim. This is where I am interested on and this is where I want you to come in.


I want you to come in as the relation of the deceased, I will give you the contact of the attorney, you will have to write to, him Telling him you are a relation to the deceased and that you have found out that Mr. DAVID WILLIAMS has account with ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND which you wants to lay claims through his legal authority.

He is going to be happy to assist you. I will be the one to provide the vital documents for the claims of the money and then advise you exactly how we should handle it.Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in this
transaction.


We will use our position to get all internal documentations to back up the claims, the whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully Without trace even in future.
After successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share the money 60-40.
Yours truly,


Mr Don Lord



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