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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 ROBBIN COLEMAN" <robbicolmvjhuj6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: robbinco@yahoo.it
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:32:46 -0700
Subject: PLEASE YOUR URGENT REPLY TO THIS LETTER IS HIGHLY NEEDED

MR ROBBIN COLEMAN
DIRECTOR GENERAL,
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
BANK OF SCOTLAND CORPORATE
DBT BUILDING, 2 /20 HIGH STREET,
LONDON .

DEAR

COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON.PLEASE YOUR URGENT REPLY TO
THIS LETTER IS HIGHLY NEEDED.

With due respect and humanity, I write to you this Business Proposal that
will be very beneficial to both of us at the end. I am MR ROBBIN COLEMAN,
the Director General of AUDITING & ACCOUNTING SECTION in the Foreign
Remittance Department of BANK OF SCOTLAND CORPORATE LONDON . Following the
impressive information about you which I got from Internet Web when I was
searching for a reliable person with good profiles to assist me for this
life business opportunity, i am also writing. As you may like to know,
During our investigation and Auditing in this Bank, my Department came
across a very huge Sums of MONEY belonging to a deceased person (Name Bill
Haggan)who died
along with his entire family a wife and his only daughter on Monday, 31
July, 2000, in a plane crash with AirFrance Concorde plane in London, you
can view the below
website to confirm.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
and the MONEY has been dormant in His account with our Bank without any
claim of the Funds in our custody either from his Family or His relation
before our discovery to this development. Since I got information about his
death, I have been expecting his next of kin to come forward and claim his
money because my Bank cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as
NEXT OF KIN or RELATION to the deceased as indicated in (our banking
guidelines) and policies, but unfortunately I learnt that all his supposed
(Next of Kin) or Relation are among the plane crashdied in that 2000, hence
nobody remains for the Property. It is therefore upon this discovery, I now
decided to Make this business proposal to you and release the Money to you
as the (next of kin or relation) to the deceased for safety and subsequent
disbursement between both of us since nobody is coming forth and I do not
want this Money to go into the (Bank treasury) as unclaimed Bill. According
to our Banking policies and guideline Here, it stipulates that if such
money remained Unclaimed after seven years, the money will Automatically be
transferred
into the Bank treasury as Unclaimed fund. The said amount was (US$10.5
Million),( TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS). Mean
while all the whole arrangement to put claim
over this Funds as well as withdrawing it by you as the bonafide Next of
Kin/relation to the deceased, get the required Approval and Transfer this
money to any Foreign Account has been put in place by me and directives and
needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your
interest and willingness to assist Me and also benefit your self to this
great business opportunity. In fact I could have done this deal alone but
because of my position in this country as a civil servant, we are not
allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eyebrows
on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank. This is
the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will
forward claims as the Next of Kin with affidavit of trust of oath to the
Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be
re-transferred into. I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is
100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, I am ready to give
you 30% out of this money upon receipt of the total monies into your Account
in respect to the provision of a (foreign account), 5% to be used to settle
both local and international taxes or any financial expenses in the cause of
moving funds to you. 65% will be for me. Please, you have been advised to
keep top secret as I am still in service and intend to retire from service
after I conclude this deal with you. I will be monitoring the whole
situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account and
ask me to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the Funds
according to above mapped percentage for. We shall employ the service of
one Attorneys for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain the
necessary documents in your name .All other necessary information of this
business will be sent to you when I hear from you. I suggest you get back
to me as soon as possible by e-mail, stating your wish in this deal,
Yours faithfully,

MR ROBBIN COLEMAN

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