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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: francis williams <franciswilliams211@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:49:55 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: Development Bank of Singapore limited


Dear sir
 
 
My name is francis williams ,Managing Board member responsible for Business Unit  of Development Bank of Singapore
limited, Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused,I still
choose to reach you through it because it is still the fastest medium
of communication. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of our
bank. who died in a plane crash [Korean Air Flight 801] with the whole
passengers on board in 1995
 
He opened the account with my bank on January 12, 1997
and made a  numbered time Fixed Deposit for twelve calendar months
valued at US$14,300,000.00. Since the demise of this customer, I
personally have watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but
all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim her funds of
US$14.3M (Fourteen Million three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
 
which has been with our branch for a very long time. On
this note, I decided to seek for whom's name shall be used as the Next
of Kin as no one has come up as her next of kin. And the banking ethics
here does not allow such money to stay more than certain years because
the money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed funds after
the specified period stipulated by the bank's obligation.
 
In view of this I got your contact through a trade
journal when I was making a research on a foreigner I will use in this
great opportunity to assist me receive this money for safe Keeping and
investments as the total funds will be taken over by the government as
provided in section 129 sub 63(N),Singapore Banking Edit of 1961. For
your assistance I am willing to give you 25% of the total amount. Upon
the receipt of your response, I will send you by fax or e-mail the
letter of application which you will type sign and send back to our Bank
to enable us start the processing of this claim.
 
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this
business is hitch free and that you should not entertain any fear as all
modalities for the smooth and easy transfer of this fund has been
finalized, this transaction will be completed within ten banking days of
receiving your response, after you apply to the bank as a relation to
the deceased.
When you receive this mail, kindly  email me at  my personal email franciswilliams211@yahoo.co.uk
 
 Please do include your full given names as they are in
your identity document and your private Tel/Fax numbers for quick
communication as time is of essence.
Thank you and have a blessed day, warm regards.
Yours Sincerely,
francis williams
 
franciswilliams211@yahoo.co.uk

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