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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: esq_dan7@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 20:23:13 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PROPOSITION?=

FROM:CHAPLIN DANIEL.
575 Finchley Road
London NW3 7BJ,U.K.
UNITED KINGDOM.


PROPOSITION


My name is Chaplin Daniel. I am a friend and a personal councellor
to a former credit manager and then the account officer of a
foreigner named Gerard St.Germain who died in an air crashalong
withhis wife on the 31st October 1999 in an Egyptian airline
990,with other passengers on board. You can confirm this from the
website below.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm

My friend resigned from the bank months ago because of internal and
family problems,but before his resignaton he was managing the
deposit account of the late Gerard St Germain where he had access to
some vital information as to how the funds will be paid to the next
of kin. Since his death, none of his next-of-kin is alive to make
claims for this money as his heir,because they all died in the same
accident,him and the wife, Yvette St.Germain (May their soul rest in
peace).

The bank cannot release the funds from his account unless someone
applies for the claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as
indicated in their banking guidelines. Upon this discovery, my
friend asked me to look for a reliable person to stand as the next
of kin because he can not handle this directly since he has worked
in the bank,I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next
of kin to the deceased, as all documentations will be carefully
worked out by me and my friend for the funds valued
(US$15,000,000.00) to be released in your favour as the
beneficiary's next of kin because after five years the money will be
called back to the bank treasury as unclaimed bills and the money
shared amongst the directors of the bank.

So it is on this note that my friend asked me to seek for whom his
name shall be used as the next of kin/beneficiary to this funds
rather than allow the bank directors to share this money amongst
themselves at the end of the year. We also intend to donate part of
our share of the funds to the tsunami victims in South East Asia.

Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance to this
noble offer by furnishing me with the following information if you
are interested.
1.A Beneficiary name and address in order for me to to get a probate
for the transfer of the funds in your name.
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers.For our personal contact and mutual
discussion .

Upon your acceptance, I shall give you my direct telephone number so
that we can discuss freely.We shall be compensating you with four
million dollars (US$4 Million Dollars) on final conclusion of this
project
for
your assistance, US$1 Million Dollars shall be for any unforssen
expenses,while the remaining US$10 Million will be shared between me
and
my friend.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavor to contact me
immediately,if not please disregard this email.

Please contact me through my alternative email address:
chaplin_danieson@yahoo.co.uk

Regards,
CHAPLIN DANIEL






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