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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 David Bawden <info@netcom.mn> (may be fake)
Reply-To: davidbawden13@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 06:33:05 +0800
Subject: Re: Best compliment of the day!



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Contact Email Address (davidbawden13@yahoo.com)

HALIFAX BANK REGISTERED OFFICE,
25 the North Colonnade,
Canary Wharf,
London E 14 5HS,
United Kingdom.


Dear: Sir/Madam


Best compliment of the day! My name is Mr David Bawden,from foreign
remittance dept of the HALIFAX BANK,LONDON, in charge of credit and
foreign bills. However, I got your contact through my internet search.

I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my Bank who was a
contractor with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Uk,and a
personal friend who perished with his whole family of wife and 2 kids,
in a car accident here in U.K.There is an account opened in this Bank
(HALIFAX BANK,LONDON.) valued $18 million united state dollars,with
account number 01485988401 by this great late industrialist who died in
a car accident.

I am the account manager to the late industrialist and I personally have
watched with keen interest to see the Next of Kin since his death. This
has proved abortive as no one has come up to claim this funds and it
cannot be released unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or
relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking
guidelines but unfortunately, all his supposed next of kin or relation
died alongside with him in the car accident leaving nobody behind to
claim the money. As a banker to the deceased, I am capable of
transferring the credit balance of the late industrialist's account to
any foreign bank account of my choice since I have the certificate of
deposit for the smooth transfer of the funds.

Therefore,upon this discovery I now decided to trace his LASTNAME over
the internet to contact any member of his extended so that you can stand
as the next of kin since you share the same LASTNAME and to make this
business proposal to you and release the money to you via your foreign
bank account as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety
and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and this money
will be confiscated and could go into the Bank treasury as unclaimed
Bill.

The total amount involved is ($18 Million United States
Dollars)however,I need a foreign partner who will act as the next
of kin and beneficiary to the late industrialist and provide a reliable
offshore bank account where we can transfer the ($18 Million United
States Dollars). I have already done all the necessary ground works for
the smooth transfer of the funds.However, I need you to act as the next
of kin to the deceased.

Since I have the certificate of deposit that can be used to back up any
claim we may make for the smooth transfer of the funds, the moment I
receive your positive response, it will take us less than 7 banking days
to transfer the money into your bank account.For your assistance and
co-operation,you will take 50%, 40% to me,while 10% should be for
expenses or tax as your government may require of the entire ($18
million United States Dollars),all I require is your honest co-operation
to enable us see this deal through.

Upon the receipt of your positive response,I shall forward to you a text
of application which you will send to the bank for claim, I shall also
send the certificate of deposit to you,You must however NOTE that this
transaction is subject to the following terms and conditions;my
conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence,that you must
accord this transaction with utmost confidentiality and secrecy.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

NB: PLEASE REMEMBER TO FORWARD YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER TO ME IN YOUR REPLY
SO I CAN REACH YOU WITH FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE TRANSACTION.

Gratefully treat as urgent.
Mr.David Bawden
HALIFAX BANK,LONDON.

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