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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: "J. Eric Daniels" <jedaniels@bankofscotland.co.uk>
Reply-To: projects002@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:11:22 -0800
Subject: From Eric Daniels/ Business Proposal

FROM: J Eric Daniels
Halifax Bank Of Scotland
The Mound, Edinburgh
EH1 1YZU,
United Kingdom
TELEX: 5394
SWIFT: HABOSUK
PHONE# +44-792-401-0685


Compliments Of The Day, Permit me to introduce myself to you. My name is Eric Daniels, a Group Chief Executive of the above Finance Corporation in London,
United Kingdom. I came to know about you in my private search for a reliable person/company to handle an important assingment on behalf of myself.

PROPOSITION: An Australian Engr Andrea Osbourne, a prosperous oil\Gold merchant had in our Bank the sum of £45,758,000 (Forty Five, Million Seven Hundred and

Fifty Eight Thousand British Pounds Sterling) in a domiciliary account. Unfortunately, he was killed in a recent ghastly motor accident in London. Efforts

had been made by the management of my bank through the Australian Embassy to contact any of the deceased children but to
no avail. We later discovered that he had no children. Given the skeletal information available to the bank, it has so far been impossible to reach any of

the relatives. The situation left for the Management is to declare the deceased account dormant and revert the funds to trading for interest to the Bank. In

order to avoid this development, I now seek your approval to have you stand as a distant relative to Engr Andrea Osbourne,so that the money would be released

and transfer to you.

All documents and proofs to enable you get the money will be carefully packaged once we receive your consent on this proposal. I shall apply for a leave as
soon as the funds get into your reliable account to come to your country for sharing and investments which you will assist me in doing.
May I assure you that this is safe and risk-free, as I have taken care of all necessary modalities to ensure a hitch-free movement.Thank You for taking the

time in reviewing this request, as I will stand by the strength of your response, and look forward to speaking with you soon. I may be reached directly at

+44 792 401 0685.

I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.

Best Regards,
J Eric Daniels
Group Chief Executive
Bank of Scotland

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