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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: "Allied Irish Bank UK" <scott2luv@att.net>
Reply-To: scott2luv@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 07:39:01 -0400
Subject: Good day,=?ISO-8859-1?Q?_This_is_deal_of_=A3?=9.7Millions from Allied Irish Bank UK




Dear Friend

I am Mr.Scott Smith and i work with Allied Irish Bank GB.I feel quite safe
dealing with you in this business proposition although,this
medium(Internet)has been greatly abused,I choose to reach you through it
because it still remains the fastest,surest and most secured medium of
communication.However,this Correspondence is unofficial and private,and it
should be treated as such.I wish to inform you that this letter is not a hoax
or Scam mail and I urge you to treat it with the seriousness it deserves.I
also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may think
of.I am Mr.Scott Smith, (Manchester UK Office).My office monitors and
controls the affairs of all bank sand financial institutions here in United
Kingdom concerned with foreign claim payments.My office has the final
signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within banks both
on the local and international levels in line with foreign claim settlement.

I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to so me
nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost
accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. As it is my duty to
recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the British Government
Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits,I have the opportunity to
write you based on the instructions received two days ago from the Foreign
Debts Reconciliation Dept to submit the List of payment reports/ expenditures
and audited reports of revenues.Among several others, I have decided to
present you as the Next of Kin/Will Beneficiary to an overdue inheritance sum
of £9.7M belonging to our Late Client an America who unfortunately lost her
life and family in a plane crash.

Following my idea that we can have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this
legally with your name as the bonafide beneficiary of the amount in question
by employing the service of a UK accredited attorney, who will handle all the
legal documentations and lay claims through his legal authority on your
behalf.Listen 50% of this money will be for you,in respect to the provision of
a foreign account and 50% would be for meas have planned to come to your
Country as soon as the transfer is completed.

My Conditions:

1)The sum of £9.7M only will be transfer into your account after the
processing of all relevant legal documents with your name as the bonfide
beneficiary,the transfer will be made by telegraphic Transfer(T/T),conformable
in 7 working days.

2)This deal must be kept secret forever,and all correspondence will be
strictly by email/telephone, for security purposes.

3)There should be no third parties as most problem associated with your fund
release are caused by your agents or representative. If you Agree with my
conditions,i will advise you on what to do immediately and the transfer will
commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name on the Payment
schedule instantly to meet the 7 working days mandate.

I hope you don't reject this offer and have this fund transferred.

Waiting for your reply soon.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Scott Smith




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