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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: "NatWest Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <addobeki@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:59:53 -0800
Subject: Alert

Attn: Beneficiary

I am contacting you regarding your funds of $15,500,000.00 United State Dollars that been approved to our bank NatWest Bank UK to be
transfered to you in your bank account. By the UK Government and United Nation, i was invited to United Nation meeting (UN)in London and they discussed
about beneficiaries who has being helping refugees and you are one of them and they go through your files and they saw that you have spend a lot of money

on your transaction which you suppose to receive this funds since last year but due to scams in Africa been unable to receive your funds, that is why
they deem it so fit to approved the said amount for us to transfer to your nominated bank account as a part of your withheld funds.


That is why i contacting you now so that we can work on your transfer. and i will transfer the money bit by bit to
your bank account. And i will make sure i transfer three times a week to your bank account and each transfer will be $50,000.00usd, or you
can also confirm from your bank the minimum amount your account can receive per each Swift and i will attach to you the transfer slip
immediately each transfer has be made.

The only thing you have to do now is for you to open non residential account with us in
your name so that the bank can start the transfer of your funds to your account immediately, and to open the non residential account it will
cost you $300 usd only, to open the account in your name. Please kindly send to the bank cashier name (Mr Andy Neman)



As soon as we open the account then we will send your account information and your
WEBSITE for you to see your money in the account we open for you in our bank with us here in UK. Then we will go into the transfer and
attach to you the transfer slip. And we will transfer the money bit by bit as i said before.



This is to inform you that if you need some of this your funds to be load in ATM VISA card to deliver to
you by DHL or Post Office, you have to let me know. So right now you are to send your banking information across for the
transfer to commerce very fast OK


NOTE:
1: We will need your banking information for the transfer.
2: A copy of your passport or ID card is needed.
3: Your private phone number.
4: Your direct home address.

So you have to get back to me with all the information so that we can commerce on the transfer very fast, your urgent corporation will make
you receive the three times swift this week .


Receiver's name for you to send the $300 for the opening of the is ( Mr Andy Newman).
You do send the opening of the account fees of $300usd to our cashier
We need your urgent respond.

Best regards
Dr. James Addo
Opperation Manager
Natwest Bank Online



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