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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: "Royal Bank Of Scotland" <gscl@colourimpactindia.com>
Reply-To: bezhiashvili1@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:50:29 -0300
Subject: Proposal From Royal Bank Of Scotland !!!!!


I am . Bezhiashvili Shalva From Georgia, I work for Royal Bank Of Scotland.=
I am writing you from my office that will be of an immense benefit to both=
of us. In my department, being the assistant manager Greater London Region=
al Office, I discovered an abandoned sum of =A315 Million Great British Pou=
nds Sterling (Fifteen Million Great British Pounds Sterling) in an account =
that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr. Thompson Morrison, an=
American citizen who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Ala=
ska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wif=
e and only daughter. The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geogr=
aphical nature of where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of th=
e transaction and the confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been waiting=
for any of the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that=
. I personally has been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 2 years =
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin/Will Beneficiary=
to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at 15 Million =
Pounds can be paid to you. This will be disbursed or shared in these percen=
tages, 60% to me and 40% to you. I have secured all necessary legal documen=
ts that can be used to back up this claim we are making. All i need is to f=
illing your names to the documents and legalize it in the court here to pro=
ve you as the legitimate beneficiary. All I require now is your honest Co-o=
peration, Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this transaction throu=
gh. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangeme=
nt that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please, provide me the=
following, as we have 7 days to run it through. This is very very URGENT P=
LEASE. 1. Full Name. 2. Your Direct Mobile Number. 3. Your Contact Address.=
4.Country/Age Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contac=
t you hoping that you will find this proposal interesting. Please on your c=
onfirmation of this message and indicating your interest will furnish you w=
ith more information. Endeavor to let me know your decision rather than kee=
p me waiting. Regards, bezhshalva@yandex.com Bezhiashvili Shalva Payment Co=
ordinator

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