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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: "Denis Peter" <denispeterpvt@aim.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:44:16 +0100
Subject: Trusting to hear from you

Good day!

I got your contact through the international web directory.My name is
MR.Denis Peter.I am the manager Credit Accounts And Exchange at the foreign
remittance Department of a Bank in the United Kingdom.

Upon special auditing panel set-up by the Boards of directors of my Bank in
the United Kingdom to investigate all credit account operated by it
costumers, that has been in operation for the last five (5) years. I
discover a credit account with A/C N0:TFBUK/6008341843 floating with a huge
funds amounting to(4,700,230.00 pounds).

On further trace I came across the file and found out that the true owner
of this funds is Mr. Andreas Schranner, a German who was a property magnate
unfortunately lost his life, including his wife and their daughter in the
plane crash ( Flight AF4590) which crashed on July 31st 2000 killing all 109
people on board.

For more information visit the web link below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I have been monitoring this account ever since I discovered this
information and found out that no body has ever came on behalf of the Late
Mr. Andreas Schranner as is next of kin for this fund.
In view of this development i beg for your assistance and full co-operation
to come and lay claimed to this deposit as the next of kin to Mr. Andreas
Schranner there is no risk involve in the business as i will equipped you
with all vital information of the deposit and the account.
It is only a foreigner that can stand as a next of kin and it is upon this
that i decided to contact you to collaborate with you to pull out this
dormant account fund.This is why i am contacting you as a reliable partner
to execute this transaction with me. Upon your acceptance, I will provide
you with his account file information's and documents of deposit of the
account and a text of application you will submit to the bank and I will
then instruct you on how to claim as the next of kin to the late Mr. Andreas
Schranner, so that the funds could be transfer to your overseas A/C, without
any question arising from the bank.

For your information, the transfer payment to apply for as the next of kin
should be four Million seven Hundred Thousand,two hundred thirty pounds
(4,700,230.00 pounds). As soon as you confirm your interest and co-operation
with me, I will give you guidelines on how you can transact with the bank
for the approval of the funds to your A/C.

I look forward to your earlest response through my alternative
E-mail:(ssfini@web2mail.com) for security reasons.

Trusting to hear from you ,May God Bless you.

Regards
Denis Peter.



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