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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.melton Adams" <mrmeltonadams@bullworlduk.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:51:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My Request from You,





 
 
 
 
 
 
Mr. Melton Adams
Staff and Chartered Accountant,
With Lloyds Group of Bank Plc,
P.O. Box 10720,217 Strand
London WC2R 1Ap
 
 
My Request from You,
 
                        LLOYDS GROUP OF BANK PLC, LONDON BRANCH
 
My name is Mr. Melton Adams; I am apologizing for not seeking your permission to send this letter into your privacy. please read my proposal clearly, I have a very important request that make me to contact you, I found your professional profile very interesting and decided to reach you directly to solicit your assistance and guidelines in making a business investment and transfer of {£15.500,000} Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling  in your country within some few days. I am presently working as Staff and chartered accountant, with Lloyds Group Of Bank Plc, London Branch. Absolutely I knew so many individuals have taken possession of the Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely difficult for genuine and legitimate business class peoples to get attention and do legal business with kind people on internet. So my dear partner to be, this business is 100% risk free, so co-operate with me
don’t hesitate to response. 
 
I am Personal Accountant Manager to Late (Mr. Engineer William Engledew); an Engineer by profession, (Mr. Engineer William Engledew  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 crashed with a Volvo traveling in the opposite direction; please I will like you to find out the truth on (BBC NEWS): http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4453529.stm
   
My deceased client Mr. Engineer William Engledew 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 Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club International; Since his unfortunate death with his wife, I had made several inquiries for over (3/4 years) now, to embassy in other to locate any of my client’s relatives. To stand as his “Next Of Kin” and claim the money, {£15.500,000}  (Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling) which he deposited on with our bank, but all my efforts proved unsuccessful, after these several unsuccessful attempts to look for his relatives.
 
I here by solicit your help in other to present you, to my bank as my late client’s (Engineer William Engledew) “Next of Kin” as soon as possible. Because the management of my bank issue me as his Personal Accountant Manager only this year “2010” to look for my client’s relative to claim the money since he didn’t signed his Next Of Kin when he deposited the fund. Other wise they will get his entire sum deposited in his account confiscated and transfer it into a treasuring account as unclaimed money within the end of this year.
 
So my plan of get in touch with you is to present you to my bank, as my client’s (Engineer William Engledew) “Next of Kin” so that the fund will be transfer in your favor. Then, when the fund been transferred in your account, we shall plan for any business investment in your country side. Please my dear, feel free and co-operate with me. But as for these, there is no risk involves at all, is more than 100% authentic transaction which will give us mutual profits.
 
Finally, an attorney whom I contracted for this issue will help us to validate all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. Once again all I require is your honest, co-operation and compliance to any directives or guidelines 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. If you are interested, please Contact me immediately with your name and direct phone number as soon as you receive this mail via my privet email address mr.melton_adams@yahoo.co.uk I am looking forward to your response, for more details.
 
Yours trustfully,
Mr. Melton Adams
Staff and Chartered Accountant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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