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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: financial financial <financialpp@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: chief_financial_consuitant@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:08:11 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT


Chief Financial Consultant
Mortgage Services,
Bank Of Scotland Int'l Ltd,
P.O.Box.19,Bank Of
Scotland House,
Hill,Douglas,IM99 1AT.
www.bankofscotland.co.uk
Tel: +44-7024080373
Tel: +44-7024013177

Attention Please,

We want to transfer {£36.5M GBP} {Thirty six million
pounds, five hundred thousand British Pounds Sterling}
from Bank of Scotland lacated at Hill,Douglas,IM99
1AT, London Engalnd. I need your maximun corperation
in this transaction, as I you to quietly look for a
reliable and honest person who will be capable and
willing to nominate either an existing bank account or
to set up a new Bank account immediately to receive
this fund, note that an empty account can serve to
receive this fund so far the account is still active
to receive huge sum.

My name is Chief Financial Consultant, I work in the Remittance
Department, as Chief Consultant here in London.
However, We discovered a dormant domiciliary account
with some of {£36.5M GBP} {Thirty six million pounds,
five hundred thousand British Pounds Sterling}. On a
further discreet investigation, we also discovered
that the account beneficiary has long since passed
away, leaving no beneficiary to the account. The
deceased name is Patrick Anderson an {INVESTOR} from
Australia.

The bank will approve this fund to any foreigner
because the former operator of the account is a
foreigner and from Australia in particular and I am
certainly sure that he is dead, and nobody will come
again for the claim of this fund, as a foreigner can
only claim this funds with legal claims from the
deceased person. I have all the legal and Banking
details of our deceased client that will facilitate us
putting you forward as the next of kin/beneficiary of
the funds and ultimately transfer of the £36.5M GBP}
plus interest to any bank account nominated by you.


Therefore I need your cooperation in this transaction
to move this fund to your account for our lucrative
investment. I don't know you before but I am belieing
in God and trusting in you that you are not going to
jeopardie my trust and confidence in you. I am only
contacting you as a foreigner because this fund cannot
be approved to a British Citizen inside and without
country. The General Manager is deeply involve in
order to have a smooth and a successful transfer of
the fund to any foreign Bank account which you are
going to nominate. On this note, I need a reliable
foreigner who will act as the foreign next of
kin/beneficiary of the fund from the deceased by
providing his/her Bank account where the fund will be
transferred for immediate investment on any viable
project as no one has come up to be the next of kin.

I need your strong assurance that you will never let
me down, with my influence and the position together
with the Bank Manager as we are ready to transfer this
fund to any foreigner's reliable account which you can
provide with assurance that the fund will be intact
pending our physical arrival in your country for
sharing and investment. As soon as the fund is approve
and transferred to your account, I will fly to your
country together with the Bank Manager with to see
face to face for sharing and a viable investments in
your country.


I will use my position and influence to obtain all
legal approval document that will accompany the fund
into your account with appropriate clearance forms
from the relevant ministries and foreign exchange
control unit. Hence at the conclusion of this
transaction you will be given 30% of the total amount
your corperation, 40% for the Manager Manager, while
the remaining 30% will be for me. I want assure you
that this transaction is 100% guaranty of sucess,
legal and genuine. So you have no reason whatsover to
entertain any fear at all.

I am looking forward to hear from you by phone or
email.

Sincerely,

Direct cell:+44-7024080373
Chief Financial Consultant
For Scotland Bank London England.



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