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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: "Andy Donald" <andydon3@googlemail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:38:09 -0700
Subject: NATWEST BANK INTERNATIONALLONDON UK


Sir/Ma,

Good Day, I am Mr.Andy Donald, Senior Credit Officer of NATWEST BANK
INTERNATIONAL LONDON UK.Here is a 100% concealed and mutually profitable
business proposal for you. After the United States and Iraqi war, our
client Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah who was the deputy governor of Baghdad in
Iraq and also business man made a numbered fixed deposit for 12 calendar
months, with a value of Twenty Five million British Pounds only in my
branch.Upon maturity several notices were sent to him, even in the first
quater of this year.Again another notification was sent and still no
response came from him. We later found out that the Deputy Governor has
been assasinated in Baghdad.

The websites below is a proof and verification of the news about his
death:
shot dead




http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3970619.stm
http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=6979

After further investigation it was also discovered that Hatem Kamil Abdul
Fatah did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the
paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time
he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank.
So, Twenty Five million British pounds is still lying in my bank and no
one will ever come forward to claim it. Against this backdrop, my suggestion
to you is that I will like you as a neutral person to stand in as the next
of kin to Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah so that you will be able to receive his
funds with my aid as the insider. THE PREREQUISITE OF THIS PROJECT:I want
you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we come out
successful.
I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary documents that
will back you up as the next of kin to Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah,all that is
required
from you NOW is for you to provide me with your Full Names and Address so
that the attorney can prepare the documents with your name. After you have
been
made the next of kin,the attorney will also file in for claims on your
behalf and secure the necessary approvals and letter of probate in yourfavor
for the move of the funds to an account that will be provided by you.

There are no risks involved in the matter as we are going adopt a legalized
method and the attorney will prepare all necessary
documents.Pleaseendeavour to observe utmost discretion in all matters
concerning this
issue.Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we
shall share in the ratio of 60% for me, 30% for you and 10% for any expenses
incurred during the course of this operation.Should you be interested,
please send me your full particulars including your private phone and/or fax
numbers for easy communication,and i will provide you with more details of
this operation as well as my particulars.

I AWAIT A MAIL IN RESPONSE TO THIS MAIL.
Kind Regards,
Mr.Andy Donald

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