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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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Fraud email example:

From: sir.paulfletch@webmail.djpk.depkeu.go.id
Reply-To: sir.paulfletch@live.com
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:55:34 +0530
Subject: From:Sir. Paul Fletch

Good day!

It is indeed my pleasure to write you this letter, which I believe will be a
surprise to you as we have never met before, and I am deeply sorry if
I have in
any manner disturbed your privacy. I am Sir. Paul Fletch From Harlsden, North
West London, here in England. I work with Santander Bank plc London. With due
respect and regards, I am writing you from my office . For a transaction that
will be of immense benefit for both of us.

In my department, being the Private Banking Manager (Greater London Regional
Office). I am the personal accountant to late Mr.Ron Bramlage a
businessman, an
American citizen who unfortunately lost his life, his wife and their four
children. They were all killed when their small plane crashed into a swampy
area of central Florida on June 7th 2012.

Mr. Ron Bramlage, a prominent businessman who owned Roadside Ventures LLC and
also a real estate broker, was planning to come and invest into real estates
another profitable business ventures here in England, for which he
deposited the
total sum of £13,700,000 GBP (Thirteen million seven hundred thousand
pounds) in
an account here in our bank which I believe nobody knows anything about it.

The choice of contacting you became aroused from the geographical nature of
where you reside. particularly due to the sensitivity of this transaction and
the confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been waiting for any of the
relatives or partners of late Mr. Ron Bramlage to come-up for the
claims of his
fund but nobody has done that yet. Personally, I have been unsuccessful in
locating any of his relatives or partners.

Please, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin or partner to
our deceased customer so that the proceeds of this account valued at
£13,700,000
GBP (Thirteen million seven hundred thousand pounds) can be paid to you. Most
importantly, I am assuring you that this business is 100% risk free. If this
proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavor to reply me immediately.

On the transfer of this fund into your account, 40% will be your own share in
respect of the account provision and your assistance rendered during the
transfer of the fund into your bank account, 50% will be my own share
being the
coordinator of the transaction while the remaining 10% will be shared
to various
respectable charity organization centers in your country. I like
helping the poor!

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this
claims we
are about to make regarding this fund. All I need you to do is to
give me your
data and I will use it to fill in your names and information to the documents
and legalize it here in British high court London to prove you as the
legitimate beneficiary. I also require your honest co-operation, solemn
Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this transaction through. I
guarantee
you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you and I from any breach of the law.

Please, provide me the with the following: as we have only 7-8
banking days to
run this transaction through. This is very urgent please.

1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number
3. Your Contact Address.

Please on your confirmation of this message and indicating your
interest, I will
furnish you with more information. Endeavor to let me know your decision and
interest rather than keeping me waiting. Call me or write me a mail upon the
receipt of the mail: Tel:+447024011974, +447924445158

Yours sincerely,
Sir. Paul Fletch
E-mail: sir.paulfletch@live.com

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