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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: <ergunn@vnn.bz>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:47:39 +0700
Subject: PLEASE REPLY PROMPTLY

PLEASE REPLY PROMPTLY
Head of Business Banking
Clydesdale Bank PLC
email:gunneric@indiatimes.com

Introduction:Eric R Gunn please reply to:gunneric@indiatimes.com
You may wonder why I am reaching out to you inspiste friends that i have known for years,the singular reason is that I have by the very nature of this prosition and the the required confidentiality,decided to deal with a person that i have not known before so that we can develope the trust and execute this transaction without a third person knowing.
I would not have used this medium (Internet) I choose to reach you through it because it is the fastest,surest and most secured medium of communication .However,this correspondence is unofficial and private,and it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that this transaction is hitch free from all what you may think of.
I am Eric R Gunn, Head of Business Banking,Clydesdale Bank PLC
Scotland. I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this transaction. The Management and the Legal department of our BANK (Clydesdale Bank PLC) in a recent meeting, Recommended that the account of Mr Alexander H. Chiang, who was one of my branch depositor, should be declared dormant,confisticated and the depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury according to UK Banking and financial law. he died in world
trade centre as a victims of the september 11,2001.Incident that befall the united state of america,the bank has made series of efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim This money but without sucess, you can confirm through this sites

:http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/victims_list.htm
OR
http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=712


Mr Alexander H. Chiang is an account holder in my branch, he owns a Secret dollar account with the sum of Twenty Nine Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only deposited in a Secret account with with my branch .In fact, since his death, no next of kin of the Dollar account holder nor any relative of him has shown up for the claim this because he has the account as a secret account thus he left all the documents for the deposit with me.
This is where I am interested and where I want you to come in. I want you to come in as the next of kin of the deceased,I will give you the relevant documents and contacts to file the application and then effect the approvals for the transfer of the money, I will be the one to provide the vital documents for the claims of the money and then advise you exactly how we should handle it.Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in this transaction.
We will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back up the claims.Do not be bothered that you are not related in any way to him as I am in position to afix your name as the next of kin.
The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the
fund retrieved successfully Without trace even in future.
After the transfer of the money we shall share the money

Sixty-Fourty.that is I will have Sixty percent while you will have Fourty percent

Yours truly,
Eric R Gunn


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