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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: "roland daevis" <rolanddaevis_fmwh_rd@msn.com>
Reply-To: rolanddaevis_fmwh_stb@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 16:30:17 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend

FROM:Mr Roland Daevis
Standard Trust Bank Plc
Lagos Nigeria.

Dear Friend,

I came to know you through my search for a reliable,transparent and
trustworthy person or partner to assist me execute a vital private and
confidential business transaction as stated below, therefore I am very
glad I have found you.

I am an Accountant with STANDARD TRUST BANK(STB),My name is Mr Roland
Daevis, i discovered an abandoned sum of 40million US dollars (Forty million
US dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who
used to work with an Oil Development company in Nigeria (NIGERIA NATIONAL
PETROLUEM COMPNAY) .Here in after shall be referred to as my client On April
21, 2001, my client, his wife, and their three children were involved in a
car accident along Sagamu express way. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended Relatives, this is also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace name over the Internet, to
locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they Get confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the STANDARD
TRUST BANK PLC. Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($40
million u s dollars) has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or
have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
so that we can proceed in transfering of this account valued at ($40
million u s dollars) can be paid to you and then you and me Can share the
money.60% to me and 40% to you An attorney will be contracted to help
revalidated and notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be used
to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation
to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you. from any breach of the
law.


Best regards

Mr Roland Daevis
(External Auditor Accountant)



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