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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: <briancapon1@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 15:17:31 -0400
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL DEAL(URGENT).

FROM THE DESK OF:MR.BRIAN CAPON
NATIONAL WESTMINISTER BANK,
LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Brian Capon the system and control director at the NATIONAL
WESTMINISTER BANK.I am writing this letter to solicit for support and
assistance from you to carry out this business opportunity in my bank.

Lying in an inactive account is the sum of 11million pounds sterling
belonging to a foreign customer(Michael Gambone) who was a gas consultant
here in UK,who happens to be deceased during a business trip. He died with
his wife(Deborah Gambone) on board the Swissair Flight 111 , which crashed
into
the Atlantic off Nova Scotia in september 2nd 1998.
The news of this crash was on the news which we have notified his
relatives to no avail.See links below for more detail information:

http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/08/swissair.02/

Ever since he died the bank has been expecting his next of kin to come and
claim these fund. To this effect, we can not release the money unless
someone applies for it as next of kin, as indicated in our banking
guideline.
Unfortunately he has no family member in UK or Over-sea who are aware of
the existence of the money(as he was a gas consultant.

At this juncture i have decided to do business with you.To this effect I
solicit your assistance in applying as the next of kin to the bank then
the money will be released to you,as I do not want this money to go into
the bank treasury as an unclaimed bill,because the banking law and
guideline stipulates that if such money(s) remains unclaimed for a period
of up to eight years(8yrs),the money will be transferred into the bank
treasury as an unclaimed bill.
My request for a foreigner as next of kin is occasioned by the fact that
the customer was a foreigner and a British cannot stand as next of kin.

40% of the money will be your share as a foreign partner and your
assistance to actualise this business,5% for any expenses incured.
Thereafter i will visit your country with your help once the money hits
your account for disbursement according to the percentage indicated.

To effect the immediate transfer of the fund to you as agreed,you must
apply first to the bank as the next of kin to the deceased,then we will
follow up all formalities for the transaction.

Upon receipt of your reply, i will send to you, the text of the
application you are to send to the bank,and further clearify you in other
issues as to effect this business.
Awaiting to hear from you urgently.

Best Regards
Mr.Brian Capon.



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