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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: anenx oba <anenxoba@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 16:04:24 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Letter of business cordinates


The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc
London Cavendish Square Branch,
28 Cavendish Square,
London, W1M 0BD...

My name is Tony O. Moore; I am the credit manager of Royal trust Bank here in the United Kingdom. I am contacting you for a business transfer, Though, I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that everything has been taken care off, and all will be well as we cooperate mutually. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction. PROPOSITION: I am the account officer of Mr. Gerald Welsh, who died in an air crash along with his wife on the 31st October 1999 in an Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers on board. You can confirm this from the website below which was published by CNN .WEBSITE. http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list Since his death, none of his brother, sister or next-of-kin are available to make claims for this money, because they are the only surviving family before their death by air crash, himself and his wife (May Their Soul Rest in Peace). We cannot release the fund from
his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. Upon this discovery and published in the bank official gazette , I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the Mr. Gerald Welsh, as all documentations will be carefully Worked out by me for the funds £12,600,000:00 to be released in your favor as the beneficiary's next of kin. Because after 30 day of this publication, the money will be called back to the bank treasury as unclaimed bills. So, it is on this note that I decided 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. It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the Mr. Gerald Welsh’s beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of this message if you are willing to cooperate And in acceptance,
furnishing me with the following information
1. A Beneficiary Name. With which we can open an account, In order for me to prepare the Document for the transfer of the fund. .
2. Direct Telephone, Mobile and fax numbers. For personal contact, and mutual trust in each other.
3. Your international passport for the processing of the required documents. Do not be afraid, I have worked out all modalities, upon your acceptance I shall send you a copy of my international Passport and drivers license for more confidentiality and trust.
I shall be compensating you with three million five Hundred thousand dollar £3,500,000:00 on final conclusion of this project for your assistance, while the balance £9,100,000:00 shall be for me for investment purposes. Because I intend to retire after the conclusion of this transaction. If this proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavor to contact me immediately.

Do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you, I await your urgent response.
EMAIL;
Regards,

MR. Tony O. Moore
Credit Control Manager,
Royal Trust Bank Plc
WEBSITE: www.rbs.com, www.rbs.co.uk.



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