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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: JOHN BROWN <johnbrown9210@att.net>
Reply-To: johnbrown196081@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 04:44:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT!



>From John Brown,

Foreign Operations Officer,

NatWest Bank Plc,

London-Kingdom.





YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT!



This is to inform you that World Bank and European Union had approved a total sum of US$5Billion in favor of all foreign

beneficiaries who have not received their long overdue Award Prizes,Contracts and Inheritance funds.



The sum of US$20Million has been approved in favor of each of the beneficiaries from the total sum of US$5Billion.NatWest

Bank Plc and other Nine(9) banks had been directed to remit the sum of US$20Million to the respective beneficiaries.



With this privilaged information,I would like to have a deal with you by presenting your name to the Management of NatWest

Bank Plc as one of the foreign beneficiaries whose fund has not be paid so that US$20Million will be paid to you amongst others.



My condition is that both of us will share the fund equally as soon as you confirm to me that the fund has been remitted to

your local bank account.



If the above condition is accepted by you,kindly forward the following information to enable me fix your name in the list of

the beneficiaries for Management's approval and urgent release of the US$20Million to you:



FULL NAME:



CURRENT ADDRESS:



CURRENT DIRECT PHONE:



OCCUPATION:



I will give you the detail information regarding the safety and legality of this transaction as soon as I receive your urgent

response with your current data as stated above.



Respectfully,



Mr. John Brown,

Foreign Operations Officer,

NatWest Bank Plc,

London,United Kingdom.

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