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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: "ANGELA VAN GAAL" <angelavgueqy@email.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:23:34 +0600
Subject: FROM ANGELA VAN GAAL

Good day to you,

My name is Angela Van Gaal and I work with a finance house here in the
Netherlands. I found your address through my country international Web
directory.
During our last meeting and examination of the bank accounts here in the
Netherlands, my department found a dormant account
with an enormous sum of US$ 6,500,000.00 (Six million five hundred thousand
US dollar) which was deposited by late Mr. Williams from England.
Before his death he transferred the sum of US$6,500,000.00 (Six million
five hundred thousand USdollar) to a bank here in Netherlands. From
our investigation he had no beneficiary or next of kin to claim these
funds. Because of our financial house regulations only one foreigner can
stand as next relatives or next of kin.
The request of a foreigner as a next of kin is base on the fact that the
depositor was a foreigner and some body in the Netherlands can not
stand as the next of kin.
On behalf of my colleagues, I need your permission as the next relatives or
next of kin of our deceased customer, so that the funds can be
released and transferred to your account.
We need a foreign account, which could not be noticeable in the time of the
transfer. I still work at the financial house and that’s the actual reason
that I need a second party or person, to stand and work with me and apply
to the bank here in the Netherlands as the next of kin.
At the end of this transaction, I want you to put aside 60% for me and my
colleagues and the rest 40% for yourself for standing as the next of kin and
also providing a reliable account.
I have in my possession all the necessary documents to have this
transaction carried out successfully.

Further information will be provided upon the receipt of your prompt
response and I shall give you a call for further clarification.
We do not have too much time and I want you to know that there is no risk
involved and I fear that without your assistance everything will be lost.
Because of the privacy kindly reply to my private email address:
angelavangaal@yahoo.com with the following data:
Complete name,
Address,
Telephone
Fax number.
Thanks.

Best regards,

Angela Van Gaal
angelavangaal@yahoo.com



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