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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: "MR. CHARLES STANLEY" <cscharlesstanley@aol.com>
Reply-To: cs.sstanley.charless@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:19:39 -0800 (PST)
Subject: IN REGARD THE GRAHAM ROBERT TRUST FUND

Dear Graham N. Robert Fund Beneficiary,


Sequel to the extension of the deadline date that was previously given for
the transfer of Graham N. Robert trust fund that was willed to you, I am
writing to inform you that the British High Court of Justice has advised
that you be informed of the need to respect the deadline date and adhere
to the instructions from the transferring bank to ensure that Mr. Graham
Robert funds that was Willed to you, is transferred to your account latest
28th of February 2011. I was informed by My Chambers to immediately
instruct you to proceed and effect the payment for the account activation
fee as instructed by the transferring bank; you are to note that you have
barely three working days to make the payment for the account activation
fee of (1,116 USD). I believe I have been sending you update email as
regard this transaction, and up till today, you have not paid the
requested fee by the transferring bank. I am afraid that this fund may be
forfeited if you dont act fast because you have a very limited time left.


I still believe you can make this transfer process possible as the bank
has promised to speedy up the transfer of the funds from Late Graham
Robert account, to the account that will be setup for you by the
transferring bank (NATWEST BANK) after which the bank will provide you
your online account details and request you to make the transfer of your
funds from your online account to your personal account. I at this point
will advise that you stop delaying this transfer process so you dont give
the British High court a chance to confiscate these funds to their
account, as that is their major intention because they are not happy that
after Graham Robert death, you are yet to claim the funds he be quested to
you, they said they expect by now that Mr. Graham Robert dying wish of
using the funds for charity should have been accomplished since it was for
that reason he be quested the funds to you. They said every reasonable
person will do anything to pay what the bank requested to be paid knowing
full well they have (40 %) of the funds for personal expenditure as stated
in Graham Robert Will. They have therefore insisted that there is no need
delaying this fund since Graham Robert Will indicated that if the
beneficiary of the fund is not able to claim this fund, it should be
confiscated to the account of the British High Court and be used by this
office for charity.


It is on this note I advise that you pay the bank charges as soon as
possible to enable the bank to immediately commence the transfer of the
funds to your account via swift bank transfer. It was the desire of Graham
Robert that the charity work commences without further delay. The
transferring bank has informed me that the account set up will soon
commence, they however advised that you should try and make the payment
for the account activation fee which is amounted to ($ 1,116 USD). They
have advised that you effect the payment via the below payment information
to enable the speedy process of the transfer of the funds 155,600,000.00
(One Hundred and Fifty Five million Six Hundred thousand United States
Dollars) to your account. You are to locate a western union money transfer
war mart shop or agent and make the payment.


Below is the new payment information that you are expected to make the
payment via:

MODE OF PAYMENT: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

ACCOUNT OFFICER: MIRIAM COUSON
ADDRESS: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.


You are to send the payment details to me via email as soon as you make
the payment, so I can document it and in turn send it to the transferring
bank to enable them effect the transfer of your funds to your account
without further delay. I will be awaiting your immediate reply in this
regard.


Sincerely Yours,


Charles Stanley Esq.
(Solicitor at Law)
For: Graham N. Robert

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