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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: "Daniel Patson" <cs193755@scarlet.be>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:56:46 +0000
Subject: Goodday, Please Reply Urgently!!!


Dear Friend,
I am an Accountant with Intercontinental Bank Plc,My name is Mr. Daniel
Patson. I am the personal Accountant Manager to Engineer Michael , a
citizenof your country, who used to work with Chevron Development Oil
Company inNigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client,On the 21st of
April 2002, my Client his wife and their three children were involved in a
drastic car accident Along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road.Unfortunately him and
his three kids lost their lives immediately in the event of the accident,
while the wife was taken to the hospital where she died three days later.
Their bodies were kept in the mortuary for five months in order to carry out
proper investigation by the police on how to locate their surviving
relatives. They have all checked all available public files and
embassies,but all their efforts had proved abortive.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, no one has been coming for his
account ! that he deposited with our bank. And due to the banking law and
regulation of 1985 sub section 18d page 103 chapter 11 of the constitution
governing all banking policy in Nigeria, and in accordance to the banking
decree 003 subsection 45 which stated that any deposited fund which remains
unclaimed after the existing period of four years will be confiscated by the
national treasury department as unclaimed fund. And this has brought too
much agitation in our bank between boards of directors on how to declare
this account unserviceable due to the fact that the deceased has no next of
kin. After the meeting held by the executives of intercontinental bank with
the personal attorney to late Engineer Michael , on 29th of November 2006,
they have all agreed to extend the date to 20th February 2007.
Consequently have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my client before they Get confiscated or declare
unserviceable by Intercontinental Bank Plc! Where the deceased had an
account Valued at about ($15,345 million us dollars). The bank has issued
out a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated
within the next Three months. Since no one has been able to locate their
relatives for over 4 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin of the deceased so that this account valued at ($15,345 Million
us dollars)can be paid to you and then you and I Can share the money. All
the necessary documents concerning this claim are with the Bank Legal
Department. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing
this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legal
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law Please get in
touch with me by my email if you are willing to do this. mrpatson2006@yahoo.com.mx
Please send the below information asap so that i can file you up in our bank before
we proceed in contacting the bank for the release of the fund.
Full Name:
Age:
Sex:
Address:
Occupation:
Nationality:
Tel:
Fax:
Yours faithfully
Daniel Patson---
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http://www.scarlet.be

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