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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: "Mr. James Harry" <harry.james2010@live.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:39:58 -0000
Subject: From Mr. James Harry Contacting You








Dear Beloved,


How are you and your family? I know my letter meets you in your best mood
today; my name is Mr. James Harry , Head of Primeline NatWest Bank Plc
London. I decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the
execution of the deal described here-under for our both mutual benefit and
hope you will keep it a top secret because of the nature of the
transaction, While auditing the bank accounts, I discovered an unclaimed
/abandoned fund, sum total of £ 23.800,000 GBP (Twenty three million
Eight hundred thousand British Pounds sterling) in an account that belongs
to one of our foreign customers (Late Mr. Donald Arthur Peterson) an
American who unfortunately lost his life with his wife, in a plane crash
of United Airlines Flight 93 which crashed in Southwest Pennsylvania in
September 11, 2001.



After going through his file in our bank, I discovered that he did not
specify any next of kin or will beneficiary to the fund. I sincerely seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin / will beneficiary to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at £ 23.8 Million
British Pounds Sterling will be disburse to you, which we will share in
these percentages ratio; 60% for me and 40% to you.



All that I required is your sincere co-operation; trust and utmost
confidentiality to enable us conduct this transaction successfully. I
assured you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law both in your
country and here in London when the fund is transferred to your bank
account. Upon consideration and acceptance of this offer, please send the
following information to me immediately.


-Your Full Name,
-Your Contact Address
-Your direct Mobile telephone Number.


This information will enable me to upload your data into our bank database
to reflect in the bank network system that you are the named next of
kin/will beneficiary of this fund, then I will guide you on communication
with the bank for onward transfer of the fund to you, please note that we
have few days to carry out this deal. Kindly send your response to my
private id:(harry.james2010@live.co.uk)



Thanks in anticipation of your urgent response.



Regards,



Mr. James Harry

Head PrimeLine,
NatWest Bank Plc.

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