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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: JEFFREY RICE <jeffreyrice07@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 19:40:14 +0200
Subject: I NEED UR HELP


Jeffrey Rice
65 St. Ervan's Road
London W10 5QA
United Kingdom

Good Day,
I am Mr.Jeffrey Rice,Credit officer of NATWEST BANK plc.Here is a 100% concealed and mutually profitable business proposal for you.After the United States and Iraqi war, our client Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah who was the deputy governor of Baghdad in Iraq and also business man made a numbered fixed deposit for 12 calendar months, with a value of £25Million( Twenty Five million British Pounds) only in my branch.

Upon maturity several notices were sent to him, even in the first quater of this year.Again another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later found out that the Deputy Governor has been assasinated in Baghdad.
These websites below are proofs and verification of the news about his death:

news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3970619.stm
www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=6979

After further investigation it was also discovered that Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank.

So, Twenty Five million British poundsSterings(£25Million)is still lying in my bank and
no one will ever come forward to claim it.Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a neutral person to stand in as the next of kin to Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah so that you will be able to receive his funds with my aid as the insider.
THE PREREQUISITE OF THIS PROJECT:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we come out successful.
I have contacted an Attorney that will prepare the necessary documents that will back you up as the next of kin to Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah,all that is required from you NOW is for you to provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can prepare the documents with your name. After you have been made the next of kin,the attorney will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approvals and letter of probate in your favor for the move of the funds to an account that will be provided by you.

There are no risks involved in the matter as we are going adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all necessary documents.
Please endeavour to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue.Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall share in the ratio of 60% for me, 30% for you and 10% for any expenses incurred during the course of this operation.if you are interested, please send me your full particulars including your private phone and/or fax numbers for easy communication,and i will provide you with more details of this operation.
Await your response to this Mail.
Regards,
Jeffrey Rice


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