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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: "Moss" <dr.frankmoss@bnpparibas.com.hk>
Reply-To: <drfrankmoss@live.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:03:48 -0800
Subject: Notice of Unclaimed Funds

BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas Private Bank
Address: 20-22/F & Room 2301
PCCW Tower, Taikoo Place
979 King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2909 8888
Fax: +852 2865 2523
Website: http://www.bnpparibas.com.hk

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics and may offend your personality for contacting you without prior consent. I introduce myself as Dr. Frank Moss a senior staff in the accounts

management Section of BNP Paribas Private Bank here in Hong Kong. I got your Contact while going through an e-mail database of UNICEF.

After series of fasting and prayers, I was divinely directed to contact you among other names found in the database and I believe that GOD has a way of helping those in need. In my department (Accounts Management Section-

Private Bank) I discovered an account which has been declared "Dormant" and funds ($6,000,000.00 USD) lying in the account labeled "Unclaimed" because there has been no activity in the account other than the deposit of the

funds.

The account belongs to one of our foreign customer who died on the 31st of July 2000 in a plane crash (AF4590). Since we got the information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his

money because we cannot release it, unless some body applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines and laws, we have tried to locate his relatives by placing advertisements in

newspapers with his name and address but unfortunately, we learn that he never had any known relation.

It is therefore upon this discovery that I now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin & relation to the deceased person for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is

coming for it and I don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as Unclaimed Bill. The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after Ten years, the money will be transferred into the

bank treasury as unclaimed fund and will be used to buy arms and ammunition.

I have agreed that 50% of this money will be for you as a respect to the provision of an account to transfer the funds to and 50% would be for me. Thereafter, I will visit with you for disbursement according to the percentage

indicated. Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you, you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating the following below:

Full Names:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:
Email:

Upon receipt of your reply showing your willingness to help, I will appoint an Attorney who will handle all the processes of obtaining the necessary documents for approvals on your behalf. All these processes will be accomplished

within 10 working days and money will be transferred to any nominated account immediately. The very good thing about this transaction is that it will be done in a very proper and legal manner without any potential risks so don't

entertain any atom of fear, as all required arrangements will be made on your behalf. Kindly email me at my personal email address below so as to avoid monitoring from the BANK: drfrankmoss@live.com

Trusting to hear from you immediately.
BNP Paribas Private Bank

Correspondence address:
20-22/F & Room 2301
PCCW Tower, Taikoo Place
979 King's Road,
Quarry Bay
Hong Kong

Contact points:
Dr. Frank Moss
drfrankmoss@live.com

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