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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: "Dr.Raphael Gomez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <raphaelgomez66@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 04:27:17 -0400
Subject: YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED.

Dr.Raphael Gomez.
External Auditor,
Standard Chartered Bank Plc,
London: United Kingdom.
Email: ( raphaelgomez777@gmail.com )
Tel: +44-701-113-7907


Dear Friend,


I am an External Auditor with Standard Chartered Bank Plc, Before I introduce my self to you, I am apologizing for not seeking your permission to send this

letter into your privacy. My name is Dr.Raphael Gomez,An external auditor and the personal Account Manager to Late Engineer William Engledew; Please read my

proposal clearly.

I have a client by name Mr. William Ingledew, an engineer by profession, Mr.Ingledew and his wife Dorothy Ingledew who reside at Carey close,Middlesbrough
died on the spot in a fatal car accident in 2005 while he was driving his Citroen car on the A67,close to Barnard Castle.



Unfortunately for him, while overtaking a goods vehicle his car collided with a Volvo traveling in the opposite direction; The website link below

authenticates the validity of this saddening event. Visit the link at www: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4453529.stm


My deceased client was a consultant to several oil, manufacturing and gas industries and He had a sojourn in the United States and so many other countries,

He belonged to several non-governmental and scientific organizations and was also a great philanthropist and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club

International; Since this unfortunate happens, I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives, this has also

proved unsuccessful.


After these several unsuccessful attempts, I contacted you to assist in repatriatig the money and property left behind by my client before they get

confiscated or declared unserviceable by my bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly the Standard Chartered Bank Plc, Where the deceased had

an account Valued about {$35,200,000.00} Thirty-Five Million, Two Hundred Thousand United State Dollars.


As I am the personal accountant to this late deceased, the Organization of the Inheritance Committee of Great Britain has issued me a notice to provide the

next of kin to the Late Engineer William Engledew as soon as possible other wise they will get his entire sum deposited in his account confiscated within the

next ten official working days.


Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4/5 years now after all the researches I've made, I hereby seek your consent to present you

as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued about {$35,200,000.00} Thirty-Five Million, Two Hundred Thousand United State

Dollars can be paid to you, so that at the end we can share the money at the profitable percentage of 55% for me,40% to you and 5% will set aside for

defrayal of any expenses that may be incurred locally and internationally in course of the transfer.


An attorney who knows the intricacies of theses inheritance transfer will be contracted to help us revalidate and notarize all the necessary legal documents

that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation and compliance to any directives or guide lines you get from me

to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Contact me immediately as soon as you receive this email via my secured email address: ( raphaelgomez777@gmail.com ), I am looking forward to your response.


Yours sincerely,
Dr.Raphael Gomez
External Auditor
Standard Chartered Bank Plc.
London; United Kingdom.
Tel: +44-701-113-7907

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