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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: linda linda <linda40u@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 00:02:46 -0800 (PST)
Subject: THIS IS THE BANK CONTACT INFORMATION


My Dear,
How are you today?.I believe that you are doing well.I am
more than happy with your interest to help me to transfer my $7.5
million American dollars deposited in an European bank by my late
father of which am the next of kin.Presently we are only allowed to go
out of the camp only on Monday and Fridays of the week. In fact, this
place is more of a prison and my hope is for you to assist me transfer
this money to your position so that i can come over to start a new life
with you.My dear i fasted and prayed to God when i got your contact and
it was revealed to be that you are the right person that will assist me
in this transfer.
I send and receive e-mails in the office of Rev
Father Paul. He is the pastor here in the refugee camp in Dakar
Senegal. He has been so kind to me since i became close to him during
one of his visitations to the clinic in the camp when i was sick. I
will like you to call me always at his office with this number
(+221-7658-78901) whenever you want to speak with me. When you call
tell Rev father that you want to talk with me and he will send for me
at the females hostel.you know why  i trust you before i made this
contact with you i ask God to provide to me person that will lead me to
the right Channel, someone that will not betray me but can you believe
since ever i met you, my mind tells me that you have been given to me
by God. Listen my dear, i will do every thing to make you happy
However,i will like you to contact the European bank where the money
was deposited by my late father for confirmation and possibilities of
transferring to your account in your country. The contact information
of the bank is as follows,
 
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND INTERNATIONAL
The name of the transfer officer is :  Dr Fred
Goodwin
Email address                            :  rbsinter_services@inMail24.com
Or                                             :  rbsinter_foreignoperation@goowy.com
                                                :  swift.telex_transfer@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone number                      :  +44 7024022955 , +44 7024061873
Fax                                           :  00448704716865
I
will like you to contact this bank immediately on how to transfer the
$7.5 million dollars deposited by my late father Dr.Sery Bahi of which
am the next of kin. I have mapped out 15% of the total sum for your
assistance and 5% for expenses .Moreover, i will need your assistance
to manage the money on my behalf . God bless you as i wait to hear from
you,
Miss Linda.
 
PLEASE COPY THE NOTE BELOW
AND FWD IT TO THE BANK
 
Dear Dr Fred Goodwin,
It
is a great pleasure to write you Sir in regards to the information pass
across to me by one Miss Linda whose father¢s name is late Dr.Sery Bahi
and that the father has an account No RBS026834093A  in your Bank.
 
Miss Linda
in several occasion has communicated with me over E-Mail to assist her
receive a funds valued at $7.5 million dollars which her late father
deposited with your Bank.
I do here by demand that according to
advise of Miss Linda Bahi that this bank should grant our request by
transferring the said funds into my account in my country,
I will appreciate if my request is urgently granted.
Thanks.



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