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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: frank coleman <f_coleman122@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: f_coleman07@myway.com
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 22:07:38 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Good Day


Frank Coleman

United Trust Bank Limited

80 Haymarket, London

SW1Y 4TE

United Kindom.

EMAIL: f_coleman07@myway.com



Compliment of the season. I guess this letter may come to you as a surprise since I had no previous correspondence with you.

I have a business proposal that will be mutually beneficial to us financially.


I am Mr.Frank Coleman, the account officer of Mr.Morris Thompson who died in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines, which crashed on January 31, 2000. along with his wife and only daughter( who happens to be his next of kin).He had an account with us(United Trust Bank Limited). You should read more about the crash on visiting this site(s).


http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/


Since we got informationabout his death, we have been expecting his next of kin or relatives to come over and claim his money because wecannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or as a relative to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.


I was contacted by the Executor of his will to find somebody that can stand in as his next of kin, so that the funds would not be trapped in our bank. All legal paper work will be taken care of by him(the Executor).


If you are interested, please respond as soon as possible.In the event you are not interested, I sincerely ask that you disregard this email and tell no one about it. I am very careful on truncating my banking career should you mention this to someone else.


I hope you can be trusted in this regard.



Yours sincerely,


Frank Coleman.








- frank coleman


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