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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: "DR ROBERT HARCOURT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robharcourt@yahoo.com.tw>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2015 16:16:17 -0600
Subject: Re: £15,500,000.00 BANK TO BANK TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER???

FROM THE DESK OF: DR ROBERT HARCOURT
NATWEST BANK PLC.
LONDON- ENGLAND
robharcourt@hotmail.com

My Esteemed Friend/Partner,


RE: ?15,500,000.00 BANK TO BANK TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER.


Greetings to you!!!!!!!!!


I will like you to understand that this is no spam message. Your

attention to this message will change your life. I Need Just Your

Co-Operation to accomplish this transaction for the mutual benefit of

both of us.

I am DR ROBERT HARCOURT, My office monitors and controls the affairs of all

transfers concerned with foreign claim payments in our bank. I am the

final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving out

of our bank.

I have before me lists of funds which could not be transferred to some

nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified as either

dormant, closed or ghost accounts /unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced

sum etc. On this note therefore, I wish to have a deal with you as

regards to an unpaid fund. I have a file before me and the data is

correct and un-tampered. As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of

these surplus funds to the Treasury and Reserve accounts as unclaimed

deposits.

I have the opportunity to write to you based on the instructions I

received two days ago from the Foreign Debts reconciliation department

to submit the list of payment reports, expenditures and audited reports

of revenues.

Among several others, I have decided to contact you as my partner and

to remit this unclaimed sum of money following my idea that we can have

a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally with all vital

documents processed in your favour.

My conditions:

1) The sum of ?15,500,000.00 (Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand,

British Pounds Sterling) only will be transfer into your account after

the processing of all relevant legal documents with your name as the

sole beneficiary of the fund. The transfer will be made by Swift

Telegraphic Transfer T/T Conformable into your bank account within few

working days.

2) This deal must be kept secret forever and all correspondences will

be strictly by email / telephone for security purposes when necessary.

3) There should be no third parties as most problems associated with

this kind of transaction and fund release are caused by agents or

representative.

If you AGREE with my conditions, l advice you to send the following

information to me as soon as possible:

(FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME).

Your name in full.......................... ........
Your Full Address………………………………
…………………………………………………………..
Your age...............................................
Your cell phone....................................
Your occupation.................... ...............
Your sex...............................................
The Name of your Bank…………………………………………
The Address of your Bank……………………………………….
The Account No: …………………………………………………
The Swift Code:……………………………………………………
The Routing No (if any) …………………………………………………
Beneficiary/Account…………………………………………………..

When we receive the above information from you, it will be used to

process the legal fund transfer approval documents hence you will stand

as the beneficiary /owner of the funds. All paper work will be made

available to you when finally processed.

The above information when supplied to me will be used to process the

legal fund transfer approval documents in your name as the bonafide

beneficiary of the funds. And the transfer will commence without delay

as I will proceed to fix your name on the Payment schedule instantly to

meet the 7 days mandate.

Sharing Ratio:
A) You will be entitled to 40% of the total sum of ?15,500,000.00, 60%

will be for me and my colleagues and the business will be successfully

concluded within the shortest possible time hence the necessary fund

transfer approval documents will be processed and forwarded to you

prior to the remittance of the funds.

>From our own share of the funds, we are going to invest in buying

shares, Invest in Real Estate and more especially in taking care of

less privileged including the motherless in your Country

Take note that there is absolutely no/trouble risk involved in this

transaction as all the legal fund transfer approval papers backing the

authenticity of the funds will be procured and made available to you.

I hope you don't reject this offer hence I need your mutual cooperation

to have this fund transferred to your bank account, however, remember

that this is a “DEAL” and you must keep the transaction as highly

confidential.

I will be waiting for your reply soon.


Yours faithfully,

DR ROBERT HARCOURT
NATWEST BANK PLC ( London )

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