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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: "Alan Mattewson" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:53:23 +0100
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU !!!!

FROM: MR.ALAN MATTEWSON

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR;

SANTANDER BANK.



My Dear Friend,



I feel quite safe dealing with you in this mutual

beneficial transaction. Though, this medium

(Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to

reach you through it because it still remains the

fastest, surest and most secured medium of

communication. However, this correspondence is

purely private, and it should be treated as such.

I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free

from all what you may think of. I'm Alan

Mattewson, Executive Manager of Santander bank

incharge of Claims and Indemnity of Santander

Bank. I am contacting you based on Trust and

confidentiality that will be attached to this deal

for the benefit of both of us.



The Management and the Legal / Treasury Department

of santander bank in a recent meeting, recommended

that the Assurance Contract of MR.ROBERT

FINKELSTEIN , who maintained An account deposited

the sum of( 5,400,000), should be declared Dormant

and confisticated hence moving his unclaimed

benefits funds to the Treasury. Recently, I came

across a very huge sum of money belonging to a

deceased person (MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN). He is

foreigner, unfortunately He is now late as he was

amongst those that died in the plane crash in

year 2000, as you can confirm through this website

(.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.s

tm). This man was our client and has the sum of

Five million four hundred thousand pounds. Right

now, the fund is lying unclaimed in our custody

and there is NO next of kin mentioned in his file

and there is NO HOW we can reach any of his other

relatives. All

efforts made by us to establish contacts with any

other of his relation has proved abortive and

unsuccessful. His funds will expire in the next

few months from the date of this letter. Just last

week we received an instruction from Ministry of

Social Welfare to forward particulars of all

unclaimed benefits that will expire in the next

few months.



Upon my personal finding on this matter, I kept

this information secret to myself until now that I

am contacting you. In view of the fact that the

deceased customer is a foreigner (from a different

country), it is Officially important for the

involvement of a foreigner who will pose as a

next-of-kin. I will use my exalted position in

this Insurance Company to present you as his Next

of Kin as

you can be his relative, friend or Cousin and the

Money (5.4Million) will be Safely transfered into

your own bank account in your country.



Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home

Address when replying this mail and I will give

you more information as soon as you indicate your

willingness to assist in this viable transaction.



I will use my exalted position here to get all

internal documentations to back up the claims. The

whole Procedures will last only 5 working days to

get the fund retrieved successfully Without trace

even in future. Please I need the following:



1. YOUR FULL NAME



2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER



3. HOME







4. YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION



The transaction will be done successfully and

smoothly completed via email and telephone. You

don't need to come to my country. Send your full

name, address and telephone number to me via email

urgently today so that I will call you for

discussions. I PROMISE that you must be happy

and shall rejoice greatly soonest for cooperation

with me in this transaction.



After successful conclussion of this transaction,

we shall share the money 50-50 (50% for you and

50% for me).



I await your good response today. Thanks and

remain blessed. I require you to maintain the

confidentiality of this transaction because it is

important due to the fact that I am still in

active services to theSANTANDER BANK. Your

earliest response to this matter is very

important.



I AM WAITING YOUR REPLY TODAY.



Kind Regards,



MR.ALAN MATTEWSON

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR..

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