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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: CHARLES MARBURY <charlmarbury30098845@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2010 18:02:19 -0800
Subject: Natwest Bank of London

*From .CHARLES MARBURY

Natwest Bank of London


United kingdom



charlmarbury30098845@gmail.com

Tel:+447024011191


Fax:+44667689066


I am Dr.CHARLES MARBURY From Harlsden, North West London , here in
England. I work for Natwest Bank Corporation London. I am writing you
from my office that will be of an imense benefit to both of us. In my
department,being the assistant manager (Greater London Regional
Office),

I discovered an abandoned sum of $12.5 million USA Dollars (Twelve
million five hundred thousand UsaDollars)in an account that belongs to
one of our foreign customers Late Mr.Thompson Morrison American
citizen who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska
Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his
wife and only daughter. The choice of contacting you is aroused from
the geograpgical nature of where you live, particularly due to the
sensivity of the transaction.and the confidentiality herein.


Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for
the claim but nobody has done that.I personally has been unsuccessful
in locating the relatives for 2 years now, I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin /Will Beneficiary to the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at 12.5 Million Dollars can
be paid to you. This will be disbursed or shared in these
percentages,50% to me and 50% to you. I have secured all necessary
legal documents that can be used to back up this claim we are making.
All i need is to fill in your names to the ducumentsand legalise it in
the court here to prove you as the legitimate beneficiary. All I
require now is your honest Co-operation,Confidentiality and Trust to
ena ble us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this
will be execute d under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law.

Please,provide me the following: as we have 5 days to run it through.
this is very very URGENT PLEASE.

1. Full Name

2. Your Telephone Number

3. Your Contact Address.

4. Occupation

5. Age



Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you
hoping thatyou will find this proposal interesting. Please on your
confirmation of this message and indicating your interest will furnish
you with more information. Endeavor to let me know your decision
rather than keep me waiting.


We can involve some attorneys if you so wish .

Reply on this ; charlmarbury30098845@gmail.com
Regards,

Dr.Charles Marbury

Tel:+447024011191

Fax:+44667689066

charlmarbury30098845@gmail.com
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