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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: "Paul Abberley" <pabb@rudeemail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:20:04 -0600
Subject: Your urgent response is needed


Mr. Paul Abberley
ABN AMRO Bank
16-28 Tabernacle Street, London EC2A 4DD.
U.K.
Email:pabb104@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Paul Abberley the Bank Manager of ABN AMRO Bank 16-28 Tabernacle
Street, London EC2A 4DD.

I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On September
4,2002, Mr Werner Karl Ruddigkeit, a National of German, who used to be a
private contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development Company in Saudi
Arabia Mr. Werner Karl Ruddigkeit Made a numbered time (Fixed deposit) for 36
calendar months, valued at GBP£30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million Pounds only) in
my branch.

Upon maturity in 2005, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered from his contract employers, Shell Petroleum Development Company in
Saudi Arabia that Mr. Werner Karl Ruddigkeit And his wife with their three
children were involved in an auto crash, all occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives.

On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and
all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Mr. Werner Karl Ruddigkeit. Did not declare
any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank
Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of GBP£30.000,000.00 have been
floating as unclaimed since 2002 in my bank as all efforts to get his
relatives have hit the stones. According to the British law at the expiration
of 5 (FIVE) years, the Money will revert to the ownership of the British
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund and the FIVE years is the end
of SEPTEMBER, 2007.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over A year 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 GBP£30,000,000.00
can be paid to you. This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages,60%
to me and 40% to you.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we
may make. All I require 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, reach me on my E-mail:pabb104@yahoo.co.uk and provide me
with the following;

1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number
3. Your Contact Address
4.Age

Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.

Best regards,

Mr. Paul Abberley



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