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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: "anndreew bailey" <andrree@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 20:14:20 +0100
Subject: BANK OF ENGLAND


Good day,

My name is Andrew Bailey working with the bank of ENGLAND (
www.bankofengland.co.uk ) United Kingdom. I found your address through my
countries international Web directory.

During our last meeting and examination of the bank accounts here in the

United Kingdom, my department found a dormant account with an enormous sum
of US$ 8,300,000.00 (eight million three hundred thousand US dollar) which
was deposited

by late Mr. Williams from US.

Before his death he transferred the sum of US$8,300,000.00 (eight million
three

hundred thousand US dollar) with the bank of England United Kingdom.

was his account officer and when he was filling his accounting opening form,
He did

not indicate any next of kin, After he died his account was dormant, And
after Three

years of any dormant account, the funds will be release to his or her next
of kin . The

Bank Authority have decided the release the funds to his next of kin, I am
the only person

Who know that he did not indicate any next of kin when he was filling his
account opening

Form ………I want you to stand as 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 United Kingdom 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 Bank Of England 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 United Kingdom as the next of kin.

At the end of this transaction, I want you to put aside 50% for me

and the rest 50% for yourself for standing as the next of kin and

also providing a reliable account.

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;(andrewkybaileyy@yahoo.com.hk)

Thanks.

Best regards,

Andrew Bailey

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