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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: "justyna.szafran@neostrada.pl" <justyna.szafran@neostrada.pl>
Reply-To: philipandy@live.co.uk
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:09:15 +0800
Subject: Grettings




Dear:Friend,



My name is Mr. Andy Philips, and I work as an Account Manager with Royal
Bank of Scotland. I have managed a certain account for a Resident
Foreigner here in United Kingdom named AZEEZ TAN. Unfortunately he died
leaving in our care a fairly huge amount of money in a Domiciliary GREAT
BRITAIN POUNDS Account.



We had unsuccessfully tried to make contact with any relatives of this
client over the last couple of years but exhaustive enquiries is limited
by our professional ethics which obligates us to act with extreme caution
and confidentiality when dealing with clients Accounts of this type! This
has made it impossible to get round the problem of identifying a next-of
kin in this situation we can present you as the business partner.



I require your assistance in securing the estate left behind by my client
as any time from now it may be declared unserviceable and consequently
confiscated by the Monetary Authorities of United Kingdom. Indeed the
Monetary Authorities has issued a MANDATORY NOTICE demanding us to provide
(before the expiration of 2009) a next-of-Kin to my client's Estate or
have same reserved to the protection of the State of United Kingdom.



Having satisfied all legal requirements of Beneficiary/next-of-Kin
Notification over the past two years, I am convinced that no one will turn
up to lay claim to this funds, hence, I write to seek your consent to put
you forward and present you as the next-of-Kin of my deceased client since
you bear same last name so that proceeds from his Estate can be paid into
an account to be provided by your good-self (preferably outside United
Kingdom financial institutions.)



I have all relevant information to validate our claim presenting you as
next-of-Kin and all we will do shall be within the confines of all United
Kingdom regulating Statutes. All I ask is your co-operation and trust and
all I can say at this time is that the compensation will be worth every
effort and commitment that you will bring into this transaction. . On
receipt of your response, I shall provide you with my private telephone
number with which we shall speak and upon which I shall furnish you with
greater details of this

transaction .


You can get back to me via my private email:philipandy@live.co.uk
I await your response to my email.

yours sincerely,
Mr. Andy Philips.

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