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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: "Paul Titterton" <ptittertonbarcla@aol.com>
Reply-To: <ptittertonbarclayspvt@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:04:29 -0000
Subject: Most of 31st

I AM PAUL TITTERTON THE DIRECTOR OF LOCAL BUSINESS OF MY BANK,WHERE I AM PRESENTLY WORKING.
A FORIEGNER LATE ROBERT BEAN, STEEL MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR,WAS
A VICTIM OF A FRANKLIN COUNTY PLANE CRASH,CRASHED INTO
SOUTHERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN SIDE OF KEITH SPRINGS.
HERE IS A LINK ABOUT THE PLANE CRASH.

(http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=13452544)

THE DECEASED, ROBERT BEAN, BANKED WITH US AND HAS
A CLOSING BALANCE AS OF JULY 2000 WORTH $45M (FOURTY FIVE
MILLION USD).WHICH MY BANK,NOW EXPECTS A NEXT-OF-KIN TO
CLAIM AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUNDS,

EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY MY BANK DIRECTORS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH
THE DECEASED MR ROBERT BEAN'S FAMILY OR RELATIVE BUT TO NO SUCCESS BASED ON
THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE
ROBERT BEAN'S NEXT-OF-KIN, THE MANAGEMENT UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ARE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNDS TO BE DECLARED
UNCLAIMED AND CHANNELED TO AN UNKNOWN ACCOUNT.
IT IS BASED ON THIS THAT WE HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO STAND AS
THE NEXT-OF-KIN OF LATE ROBERT BEAN SO THAT THE
FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE
BENEFICIARY AND THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE DECEASED.
ALL DOCUMENTS, AND PROOF TO ENABLE YOU GET THE FUNDS HAVE
BEEN CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AS WE HAVE SECURED FROM THE
DIFFERENT OFFICES CONCERNED FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE
FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT.WE HAVE AGREED THAT THE
OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 30% OF THE
REMITTED FUNDS, WHILE WE KEEP 65% AND 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE
TO OFFSET EXPENSES BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE REACH ME THROUGH MY
DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ALSO SEND ME
YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER INCLUDING YOUR CELL
NUMBER FOR QUICK AND EASY COMMUNICATION.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE,PLEASE EMAIL ME ON THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR
SECURITY REASONS

ADRESS:

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

Paul TITTERTON

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