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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrslindaben@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "linda ben" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrslindaben@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 15:23:21 -0000
Subject: SATANDER BANK OF LONDON (UK)

From: linda ben
Bills & Treasury Dept,
Satander Bank of London
United Kingdom.

Dear Friend,
This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it will be treated as such.
This email may come as a surprise to you. I am Miss linda ben. from Nigeria but I work with “Satander Bank United Kingdom" in Bills and Treasury Department of my bank.

However, I sincerely write to seek your co-operation and trust to enable me to carry out an urgent business opportunity in my department. With all hope, you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of the two parties.
I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars'' only (10.5m) immediately into your bank account. The fund has been dormant (in-active) for'' 6years'' in our Bank here without any body coming for the claim.

I want to release the fund to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer (Mr.Frederick M. Wong). (the owner of the account) who died a long time ago with his supposed Next of Kin in air crash, on the Oct. 31, 1999, In my personal investigation, I discovered that the late ''Mr.Frederick M. Wong'' died without making a ''WILL'' .Here is the website:http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm

All attempts to trace his/her next of kin to him were fruitless. I also carried out a further investigation but discovered that ''Mr.Frederick M. Wong'' did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents including his deposit document with my bank. The total sum ''' Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars'' only (10.5m) is still in my bank as dormant acct., no one will ever come forward to claim it, according to the stipulation of the United Kingdom banking Regulations; If the account owner is certified death and nobody comes forward to claim it, the funds will revert to the ownership of the United Kingdom Government, this is the situation on ground, that is the more reason why I am contacting you to stand in, as the Beneficiary/Next of Kin. To late Mr.Frederick M.Wong

All you have to do is to immediately send me the details of a bank account anywhere in the world for me to arrange the proper money transfer document. The money will then be transferred into the account for us to share in the ratio of 40% for each of us, 10% will by donated to charity and the remaining 10% will be set aside for miscellaneous we might incurred...

I await your urgent reply and please do direct your reply to this ID:

1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
3. AGE.:
4. OCCUPATION:
5. IDENTIFICATION (WORKING I.D OR DRIVERS LICENSE)

Please note that this is a very highly confidential matter and I will like you to be discrete about this and kindly know that before i transfer the funds to your account I will have to see you on cam for me to be sure about the person that I am dealing with.

I await your prompt response.
Thanks,
Mrs linda ben
<mrslindaben@hotmail.co.uk>

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