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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: "Mr. Allen Tringle" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrallentringle2020@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 18:03:29 +0100
Subject: Hello Dear Get Back To Me Urgent.

Hello Dear Get Back To Me.
I know that this letter must come to you as a big surprise but I believe it is only a day that people meet and become great friends and business partners. I write you this proposal in good fate, believing that I can trust you with the information I am about to reveal to you. Let me start by first introducing my humble self to you though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. My name is Mr. Allen Tringle; a branch Manager at Northern Rock Plc, Maddox Street branch London-United Kingdom.  I came across your contact information on web in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence.  I am an account officer to one Mr. Morris Thompson an oil Merchant /contractor with Linton Fuel Oils Ltd London, UK, until ! his death Eleven years ago in a gh
 
 
The bank has mandated me as his account officer to provide any of his relative to stand for the claim within two months since Mr. Thompson died with his wife whom he indicated as his next of kin in the crash. To this effect, I now seek for your permission to have you stand as late Mr. Thompson's Next of Kin so that the fund, USD$3Million, would be subsequently transferred and paid into your bank account as the beneficiary Next of Kin.  All documents and proves to enable you get this fund have been successfully worked out because Mr. Thompson requested that he wants me as the bank manager to be directly responsible for his account and for that reason, he entrusted most of his banking documents in my care for safe-keep in our strong room so I can assure you a 100% risk free involvement. If you accept to stand as the beneficiary next of kin to claim this inheritance, I am willing to give you 30% of the total amount, 10% for any expenses made by both of us in course of this! transaction, while the rest 60% w
 
 
Once you file for the claim, I will do the rest for you in the inside and get the fund released in your name. I will also employ a lawyer who will follow up all the processes on your behalf and shall secure all the documents that will confirm you true next of kin to late Mr. Thompson. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I shall be coming over to your country for my share and investment after the successful completion of this transaction. I am optimistic that we will conclude this transaction within three weeks upon your compliance in applying for the claim to our head office. If this proposal is acceptable by you and you do not wish to take advantage of the trust I hope to bestow on you, then kindly get back to me immediately furnishing me with your most confidential telephone, mobile and fax numbers so that I can forward to you the relevant details of this transaction and easy communication ! with you. I will send my identific
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Allen Tringle
Branch Manager
Northern Rock Plc
6-8 Maddox Street Mayfair London , W1S 1NR
Tel: +447035927987

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