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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: peteralen_001@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 14:35:29 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GOOD=20DAY?=

Standard Bank London Ltd
5th Floor
Cannon Bridge House
25 Dowgate Hill
London EC4R 2SB
United Kingdom.

Tel+44-704-010-4810
peteralen_002@yahoo.com
peteralen_002@asiamail.com
Dear Friend,

Thank God who has giving me the power to contact you on this?
Well, I am Mr.Peter Alen manager OF STANDARD BANK OF LONDON i have urgent
and very confidential business proposition for
you.On JULY 1 2002 a foreign oil consultant/contractor with the LONDON.

NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION. Mr.Smith, anumbered time(FIXED DEPOSIT)
FOR twenty calendar months, valued at
us$25,000,000.00 (TWENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS) in my branch.Upon maturity,
I sent a routine notification
to his forwarding address but got no reply.After a month,We sent a reminder
and finally we discovered from his contact
employers, The LONDON NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATIOM that Mr.Smith, died
from an automobile accident.
On furture investigation,I Mr.Peter Alen, found out that he died without
making A (WILL) and all attempts to
trace his NEST=OF=KIN WAS FRUITLESS.I Therefore made further investigation
and discovered that Mr.Smith,
did not declare any NEST=OF=KIN or relation in all official documents,including
his Bank Deposit papework in my Bank
This sum of us$25,000,000.00 TWENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS) is stillin my
Bank and the interest is bering rolled over with
the principal sum at the end of the each year. no one will ever come forward
to claim it.According to law,
at the expiration of five year, the money will revert to the ownership of
the government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that i will like you as an foreigner to stand
in as the NEST= OF=KIN to Mr.Smith,I will
like you to provide this immediately 1. YOUR FULL NAME 2. YOUR TELEPHONE
NUMBER 3. YOUR FAX NUMBER,and 4. YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT CORY,
So that the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents which will put
you in place as the NEST=OF=KIN.
We shall employ the service of an Attorney for drafting and notarization
of the will and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of
(PROBATE/ADMINISTRATION) in your favor for the transter.A bank account in
any part of the world, will provide, will then facilitate the
transfer of this money be paid into your account for us to share in the
ratio 60% percentage for me and 35% percentage for you and 5%
percentage will be for sittling expences, There is no risk at all, As all
the peperwork for this transaction will be secure by your name
through Attorney, and my position as the BANK MANAGER OF STANDARD BANK LONDON.
Guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. if you
are interested,please reply immediately via the private email address below.or
call me on this line for more explanation?
Yours sincerely,
Peter Alen



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