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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: "Robert Chavez" <rbchavez55@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:02:31 +0000
Subject: Hope I can rely on you

First,I must apologise to you for using this medium to communicate
about this transaction,though it is my great pleasure in writing you
this letter on behalf of my colleague and myself.I am Robert
Chavez,the manager in charge of auditing and accounting section of a
bank in UK.My colleague and I have decided to contact you on a
business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the
end of the transaction.I would be brief and direct to ensure you
understand everything properly.
During our investigation and auditing in this bank,my department
came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a wealthy and now
deceased customer of our Bank who died on 26 September 1997 in a plane
crash in Garuda,Indonesia.He operated a 15yrs life scheme with our
bank. The value of this account is Fourteen million British Pounds
Sterling (14million GBP).Since his untimely death the fund has been
dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the funds
either from his family or relations before our discovery to this
development. Meanwhile the whole arrangement to put claim over these
funds as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased and transfer this
money to a foreign account has been put in place. Directives and
needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your
interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit from this great
business opportunity.We could have done this deal on our own,but
because of our position in this country operating a local account
would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of
transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it
will require a second party that will forward claims as the next of
kin to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need
the money to be re-transferred into on his request as it would be
after due verification and clearification by the correspondent branch
of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own
designated bank account.
May I at this point emphasize that this transaction is a successful
arrangement,as an insider of the bank I have the capacity to monitor
that everything is going well. On smooth conclusion of this
transaction, you will be entitled to your own share of the total sum
as gratification. This share of yours is negotiable as long as it is
reasonable.Please, you have been adviced to keep this a top secret as
we are still in service and intend to retire from service after we
conclude this deal with you.I will be monitoring the whole situation
here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask
us to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund
according to percentages we shall agree upon.All other necessary
information will be sent to you on your acceptance to champion this
transaction with us.I suggest you get back to me as soon as
possible,stating your wish in this deal.

Yours faithfully,
Robert Chavez.
please reply to my secure email box: robchavez@walla.com


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