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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: "Mr. Harryson .T" <harrysontery@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: teryharryson@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 15:28:48 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CAN YOU ACT AS NEXT OF KIN?




Am the Branch manager of my Bank here in North London. I will like you to assist me in CLAIMING some money as the NEXT OF KIN to one of our costumer who is dead, can you? if you can and do agree to my proposal please do get back to me for me to furnish you with more details of how to go about it and i will give you all necessary details of how to claim this money and make a successful transfer of the money to your account then i will come over for sharing.

Am Mr.Harryson Terry a Banker here in London UK, North Side of London (UK) Branch am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this transaction. The Management and the Legal department of our bank in a recent meeting recommended that the account of MR. DAVID ANGELL, who was one of my branch depositors, should be declared Dormant,confiscated and the depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury according to British Banking and financial law.  Mr. David Angell and the wife died in world trade center as a victim of the September 11, 2001 incident that befell the United States of America. The bank has made series of efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim this money but without success.
 
MR. DAVID ANGELL is an account holder in my branch; he owns a dollar account with the sum of £4.2M (Four Million, two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) deposited in a Secret account with my branch .In fact, since his death, no next of kin of the account holder nor any relative of him has shown up for the claim, this is because he has the account as a secret account,the wife whom he signed in as his next of kin died with him on that fateful and sad day.
 
This is where I am interested and where I want you to come in. I want you to come in as the relation of the deceased; I will give you the relevant information and documents,i will stand contacts to file the application and then effect the approvals for the transfer of the funds, I will be the one to provide the vital documents for the claims of the money and then advise you exactly how we should handle it.
 
Indicate your willingness to assist in this transaction. I will use my positions to get all internal documentations to back up the claims. Do not be bothered that you are not related in any way to him as I am in position to affix your name as the next of kin. The whole Procedures will last only 9 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully without trace even in future. After the transfer of the money we shall share the money 60% and you get 40% and  I will have 60% .

Kindly respond promptly so that I can advice you on the next step to follow.
 
I will be waiting to hear from you.
 
Yours truly,

Mr. Harryson Terry
Bank Branch Manager
North London Branch

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