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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: "greg bennie" <greg_bennie1985@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:33:46 +0000
Subject: write me soon

BARCLAYS BANK P.L.C UNITED KINGDOM
54 Lombard Street London EC3P 3AH United Kingdom
D/L Tel: +44-702-407-3766 FAX: + 44-709-204-1331 Date:
Feb, 2006


UNRESERVEDLY CONFIDENTIAL / TOP SECRET & 100% RISK FREE.

Dear Sir/Madam, Greetings!

I am Mr. Geoffrey Mitchell Obe, Chief Accountant, Barclays Bank P.L.C
London, (Auditing and Accounting Department) and the Private Banking
Investment Account officer of LATE Mr. Jean-Louis Pereau, who is the
President/Chief Executive Officer of Falcon Engineering Services France.
Herein referred as my customer.

On the 2nd, of September 1998 at: 11:16 p.m. EDT (0316 GMT, Swissair
Jetliner, with 229 passengers on board bound from New York JFK to Geneva,
Switzerland, crashed catastrophically off the coast of Nova Scotia vanishes
from radar near Nova Scotia Halifax, my deceased client Mr. Jean-Louis
Pereau, and his wife Mrs. Clelia Pereau with their three children Joelle
Pereau, Sylvie Pereau and Yves Pereau were involved in a horrific flight
crash, 215 passengers and 14 crew members unfortunately lost their lives in
the disastrous crash of Swissair Flight 111.May their gentle souls rest in
glorious peace Amen.

Subsequently I encompass numerous enquiries to locate any of my customers
extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these numerous
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you to forward your particulars
for claim; hence I contacted you as the NEXT of KIN to my LATE client. I
have contacted you to assist in repatriating his chattels and capital value
amounted to US$240,000,000.00 (Two Hundred and Forty Million U.S Dollars
only), which his account has been dormant since 1998 and has accumulated
interest with Barclays Bank P.L.C London
I consequently request your maximum assistance and approvals to facilitate
the clearance of my LATE client’s chattels and capital value before they get
confiscated or enthusiastically declared unserviceable by the authorities
and Barclays Bank P.L.C London, where these huge funds were deposited.

However, the International finance organization has issued me a final notice
to present his family NEXT of KIN for claim or have the consignment
confiscated. Therefore, on receipt of your encouraging response, we shall
discuss the compulsory modalities. I have all permissible indispensable
instruments for your claim. Note that you will be entitled to 45% of the
total inheritance while 5% will be set aside for any unexpected expenditure
and 50% for my colleagues and me.

In conclusion, I will appoint the assistance of a legal practitioner to
prepare the last WILL of testament notorized for claim in your favour, your
assistance is exceedingly obligatory in order to accomplish this entire
transaction and I guarantee that this operation will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of law.

Best Regards,


Mr. Geoffrey Mitchell Obe (Chief Accountant)
Please View Website of Disaster to confirm true-life story of our LATE
customer:http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/07/swissair.victims.list/index.html


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