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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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Fraud email example:

From: "ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paulineromero101@live.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 10:16:14 -0000
Subject: PLEASE COME TO MY AID

Dear Friend,


I solicit your partnership because I feel you will understand what confidentiality is all about and who has the ability and requirements needed in embarking in this business. I decided to contact you through email as it has remained the only possible means I consider safe to contact you for now. I apologize to have delved into your privacy.

I am contacting you in a non-official capacity and on behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Gustav Krupp a foreigner and an Industrialist I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address. I wish to notify you that arrangements have been worked out to make you a beneficiary to these funds.


It is in the sum of 12,250,000.00GBP(Twelve Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling) and we do request that you provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new bank account to receive this money in trust, even an empty account would serve, as long as you will remain honest to the transaction. This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is true and absolutely real.

I am Pauline, an accountant and business manager with Royal Bank of Scotland, during the course of my auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in this bank in 1998 and till date nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old files, I discovered that the owner of the account died without an [Heir], Hence the money has been floating and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited.

According to him this money is to support humanitarian activities and to help the poor and the needy in our society. Please if I reach you, as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

I am contacting you as a foreigner because this money can only be approved to a foreigner with a valid International Passport or Drivers License as a means of identification.

For your participation, we have two options of payment for you, firstly you can choose to have 30% of the money for your assistance or you can go into partnership with us for viable investment of the money in your country.


Note: You are advised for further correspondences contact me on my personal and private email address: (paulineromero101@live.com)



Yours Faithfully,


Mrs.Pauline, ACCA.
Business & Risk Manager.
E-mail:paulineromero101@live.com
Direct Line.:+44 704 570 5784
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NOTE: I DON,T KNOW IF YOU HAVE RECEIVE SUCH E-MAIL. I HAVE MY WORKING ID CARD AND PROOF.ALL I NEED IS HELP.

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