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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: "Paul.s Andardson" <standard_bank@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 22:10:28 +0000
Subject: HELLO.

STANDARD BANK LONDON
5TH FLOOR CANNON BRIDGE HOUSE
25 DOWGATE HILL LONDON
EC4R 2SB UNITED KINDOM.

GOOD DAY TO YOU,

MY NAME IS MR.PAUL SCOTH ANDERSON, WORKING WITH THE
MINING FINANCE
DEPT.
WITH STANDARD BANK LONDON.

WE HAD A FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DEPOSITED A HUGE SUM OF
MONEY WITH OUR
BANK, WHO LATER DIED AS A RESULT OF PLANE CRASH IN
1999. BEFORE HIS
DEATH, HE TRANSFERED THE SUM OF US$26.5M (TWENTY-SIX
MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED SATES DOLLARS) TO A BANK IN
AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND.

SINCE THE DEATH OF THIS CUSTOMER, I PERSONALLY HAVE
WATCHED WITH KEEN
INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED
ABORTIVE AS NO ONE
HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF US$26.5M (TWENTY-SIX
MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH HAS BEEN WITH
THE BANK IN HOLLAND
FOR A VERY LONG TIME. ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK
FOR WHOSE NAME
SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN AS NO ONE HAS COME UP
TO BE THE NEXT
OF
KIN.

IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY
COUNTRY`S FOREIGN TRADE
MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED BY PROVIDENCE THAT YOU
COULD BE USED AS
THE NEXT OF KIN.

THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS
BUSINESS IS
OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A
FOREIGNER AND YOU SHARE
THE SAME SURNAME AND SOMEBODY IN LONDON CANNOT STAND
AS THE NEXT OF KIN
TO OUR LATE CUSTOMER

I AGREED THAT US$5 MILLION OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR
YOU AS A FOREIGN
PARTNER FOR PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT, WHILE THE REST WILL
BE FOR ME,
THEREAFTER, I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT
AS I AM ALMOST
DUE FOR RETIREMENT.

THEREFORE, TO FACILITATE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF
THIS FUND TO YOUR
ACCOUNT AS ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK
AS A RELATION TO
THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER,
AND FAX NUMBER
FOR EASY COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY
WILL BE REMITTED.

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX
OR E-MAIL THE
NEXT STEP TO TAKE.

I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
BUSINESS IS
HITCH-FREE
AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE
WHOLE REQUIRED
ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.

YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS
EMAIL OR CALL ME ON MY NYMBER +44 704 012 8295.

TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

YOUR RESPECTFULLY,
PAUL SCOTH ANDERSON.
+44 704 012 8295

NB:SEND ALL REPLY TO
(paulanderson_s@yahoo.co.uk)


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