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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: frank daniels <frank07daniels@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <frankdaniels_fd24@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 17:10:46 -0600
Subject: FROM MR. FRANK DANIELS



FROM MR. FRANK DANIELS
1 CHURCHILL PLACE,
LONDON E14 5HP
UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL: frankdaniels_fd24@yahoo.co.uk

GOOD DAY,

I KNOW THIS PROPOSAL WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE EXPECIALLY WHEN YOU DO NOT KNOW THE WRITER, CONDSIDERING THE HUGE SUM OF MONEY INVOLVED WHICH COULD MAKE ANY APPREHENSIVE. LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF TO YOU, I AM MR. FRANK DANIELS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (CORPORATE AND INTERNATIONAL BANKING) OF BARCLAYS BANK LONDON, WHERE AM PRESENTLY WORKING. I SAW YOUR CONTACT DURING MY PRIVATE SEARCH AT THE INFORMATION CENTRE HERE IN MY COUNTRY CHAMBER OF COMMENCE AND INDUSTRY AND I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL BE VERY HONEST, COMMITTED AND CAPABLE OF ASSISTING IN THIS BUSINESS VENTURE.

FIRSTLY, LET ME EXPLAIN THE SOURCE OF THIS FUNDS AND WHAT YOU ARE EXPECTED TO DO. A FORIGNER LATE MOHAMED KAMAL YASSER, OIL MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR, UNTIL HIS DEATH, OVER THE PAST YEARS AGO, WAS A VICTIM OF AN EGYPTIAN AIRLINE FLIGHT 990 PLANE CRASH.

THE DECEASED, MOHAMED KAMAL YASSER, BANKED WITH US AND HAS A CLOSING BALANCE AS A JULY 2000 WORTH $45M DOLLARS (FOURTY FIVE MILLION USD). WHICH MY BANK, NOW EXPECTES A NEXT-OF-KIN TO CLAIM AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUNDS, EFFORTS HAS BEEN MADE BY MY BANK DIRECTORS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH MR MOHAMED KAMAL YASSER'S FAMILY OR RELATIVE BUT TO NO SUCCESS BASED ON THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE MOHAMED KAMAL'S NEXT-OF-KIN, THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNDS TO BE DECLARED UNCLAIMED AND CHANNELED TO AN UNKNOWN ACCOUNT. IT IS BASED ON THIS THAT I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO STAND AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN OF LATE MOHAMED KAMAL YASSER, SO THAT THE FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY AND THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED.

ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROOF TO ENABLE YOU GET THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AS WE HAVE SECURED FROM THE DIFFERENT OFFICES CONCERNED FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 30% OF THE REMITTED FUNDS, WHILE WE KEEP 65% AND 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONAL.

IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE REACH ME THROUGH MY DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS OR MY PHONE NUMBER FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ALSO SEND ME YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER INCLUDING YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER FOR QUICK AND EASY COMMUNICATION. I WAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE, ALL THE BEST AND GOD BLESS YOU.

PLEASE GET BACK TO ME WITH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR SECURITY REASON: frankdaniels_fd24@yahoo.co.uk

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
FRANK DANIELS.


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