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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: "Mr Xavi Alonso" <jenni@reedtribe.org>
Reply-To: mr_xavi_alonso@yahoo.es
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 02:16:13 +0100
Subject: From the desk of Mr Xavi Alonso

FROM THE DESK OF:
Mr Xavi Alonso.
BANK'S NAME:CAIXA CATALUNYA.
ADDRESS:CALLE VILLA MADRID
No 35, 2-2B
ALICANTE TORRIEVIEJA.
P.O.BOX 03180
SPAIN.

Dear Friend,

How are you today and business in your country? I am Mr. Xavi Alonso,
Bank Manager of CAIXA CATALUNYA Bank, Madrid Branch. I would
respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential
and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of

this mail. I contacted you independently of our investigation and no one
is informed of this communication. I know you would be wondering why I am
writing you with a request such as this but I only urge you to read on.

Sometime in 1999, a certain consultant/contractor Mr. Glen Hatleberg
made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued
at large amount (Amount withheld for known reasons) in my branch. Upon maturity,
I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address in America but got
no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from
his contract employers, the Spanish Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr.
Glen Hatleberg died longside his wife, from an airplane crash.

Further proof of the death of Mr. Glen Hatleberg is in the following
web pages for you to make confirmations and further research about his death:

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/index.html
http://html.thenewmexicochannel.com/sh/news/stories/nat-news-20000201-133854.html
http://www.alamo-girl.com/0366.htm

If you are familiar with private banking affairs, those who patronize
our services usually prefer anonymity, but also some levels of
detachment from conventional processes. In his bio-data form, he listed
no next of kin. In the field of private banking, opening an account with
us means no one will know of its existence, accounts are rarely held under
a name; depositors use numbers and codes to make the accounts anonymous.

This bank also gives the choice to depositors of having their mail sent

to them or held at the bank itself, ensuring that there are no traces
of the account. Private banking clients apart from not nominating any
next of kin also usually in most cases leave WILLS in our care, in this

case; Mr. Glen Hatleberg died intestate.

In line with our internal processes for account holders who have passed

away, my bank conducted a search in good faith to determine who should have
right to claim the estate. This has for the past months been
unfruitful. This sum has since been sitting in my bank and the interest
is
being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No
one, it is evident is going to come forward for it.

According to the Laws of my environment, at the expiration of 7(seven)
years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Spanish
Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. What I wish to relate to
you will smack of unethical practice but I want you to understand something.
It is only an outsider to the banking world who finds the internal politics
of the banking world aberrational. The world of banking especially is fraught
with huge rewards for those who occupy certain offices and oversee certain
portfolios.

You should have begun by now to put together the general direction of
what I propose as I alone have the deposit details and they will release

the deposit to no one unless evidence of relationship with the
deceased, which I shall provide you with, is presented. I alone know of
the existence of this deposit for as far as the Bank of CAIXA CATALUNYA.
is concerned, the bank's management has no single idea of the history or
nature of the deposit.

They are simply awaiting instructions to release the deposit to the
party that comes forward. This is the situation. My bank has spent great

amounts of money trying to track this man's family; they have
investigated for months and have found no relative. The investigation has
come to an end.

Consequently, what I propose is that I will like you as a foreigner to
stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Glen Hatleberg so that the fruits of

this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt
government officials. Acting in this capacity really is simple as I will

explain in detail to you when I get your response. However, I wish to
state that because of my level of involvement, when you are awarded the
funds and it has been paid into your account, it will be shared 60/30
between us and the outstanding 10% for miscellaneous/incurred expenses.

Being aware of this request I am making, I ask that if you find no
interest in this project that you should discard this mail. I ask that you

do not be vindictive and destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to
you, delete this message and forget I ever contacted you. You may not
know this but people like me who have made tidy sums out of comparable situations
run the whole private banking sector. I am not a criminal and what I do,
I do not find against good conscience, this may be hard for you to understand,
but the dynamics of my industry dictates that I make this move.

Such opportunities only come ones' way once in a lifetime. If you will
not work with me let me know and I will move on with my life but do not
destroy me. I am a family man and this is an opportunity to provide my family
with new opportunities. The reward for this project makes it is
a task well worth undertaking. I have evaluated the risks and the only
risk I have here is from you refusing to work with me and alerting my
bank.

My position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of
this transaction. If you find yourself able to work with me, I urge
you to indicate to that effect by contacting me through this email
address. mr_xavi_alonso@yahoo.es

Upon your response, if favorable, I shall then provide you with more
details and relevant information that will help you get full
understanding of this. I wish to inform you that should you contact me via
official channels; I will deny knowing you and about this project. Contact
me only through the numbers I will provide for you and also through this
email address. I do not want any direct link between you and me. My official
lines are not secure lines as they are periodically monitored to assess
our level of customer care in line with our Total Quality Management Policy.

Please, again, note I am a family man; I have a wife and children, but
I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that
success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the
one truth I have learned from my private banking clients. Do not betray
my confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should plan a meeting, soon.

In closing, please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured
that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us. After
receiving your reply, I will then furnish you with a more comprehensive

detail of this transaction and what is required.

please send your reply to my email address
mr_xavi_alonso@yahoo.es
Awaiting your urgent reply.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr.Xavi Alonso.



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