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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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Fraud email example:

From: news bbc <news@sbbc.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:53:54 +0100 (CET)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?_=C2=A0_HELLOW?=


FROM JONATHAN MARK
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND (RBS)
PERSONNEL ACCOUNT MANAGER
29BR, DALMARNOCK RD. RUTHERGLEN,
GLASGOW, LANARKSHIRE
PHONE :+44 870 974 4217,+44 870 9744 233
FAX:+44 870 9744 211
Email: jonathanprivate@kittymail.com

ATTENTION Dearest,

With due respect, please pardon me for contacting you. This is a genuine matter of utmost importance and immense mutual benefit which must be kept highly confidential. It is with genuine interest and trust that I have contacted you..in search for a credible person or company overseas for joint business venture.

I am Dr. Jonathan Mark of the Royal Bank of Scotland and a personnel account manager to (late Mr.Thompson Morrison). American citizen who unfortunately lost his life in theAuthor crash along Thornhaugh expressway on January 3rd 2003, including his wife and only daughter. I am writing you from my office that will be of an imense benefit to both of us.The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geograpgical nature of where you live, particularly due to the sensivity of the transaction.and the confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that.I and American embassy has been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin /Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $28.5 Million Dollars can be paid to you.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages,60% to me and 40% to you. I have secured all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this claim we are making. All i need is to fill in your names to the ducuments and legalise it in the court here to prove you as the legitimate beneficiary. All I require now is your honest Co-operation,Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please,provide me the following: as we have 5 days to run it through. this is very very URGENT PLEASE.

1. Full Name......................Age..........................Sex

2. Your Telephone Number...................Profession no:.........................

3. Your Contact Address......................Nationality

4. Private E-mail ........................Private Phone

Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.
Best regards,
Dr. Jonathan Mark.

Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you hoping that you will find this proposal interesting. Please on your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest i will furnish you with more information. Endeavor to let me know your decision rather than keep me waiting.

Please if you are interested to work with me in good faith and honesty, get in touch with me through my private email address: jonathanprivate@kittymail.com ,telephone no:+44 870 974 4217,+44 870 9744 233
fax no:+44 870 9744 211 also send to me your telephone and fax numbers and full residential address or office for easy communication.

Thanking you in anticipation for your prompt response.

Regards,
Dr. Jonathan Mark .
Email: jonathanprivate@kittymail.com
TELEPHONE:+44 870 974 4217,+44 870 9744 233
FAX:+44 870 9744 211

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