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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: "Elbert Pattijn" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <elbertpattijn@w.cn>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:53:09 +0200
Subject: Private Notice Please Read.

Good day,

My name is Elbert Pattijn, trained and working as an Account Officer for the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS). As regard this project, I had taken pains to find your contact through personal endeavors.

I write to contact you about a Foreigner who died here in Singapore, Twenty-two years ago leaving behind an estate/ capital(US$12.8M with interest) here in Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) where I work till date, but nobody has come forward or put an application for the claim. I feel it is very important I include the websites of the unfortunate incident for you to view, which claimed the life of the late investor.

http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/about_us/history/maturing_saf/v05n03_history.html.print.html?staus=1

http://infopedia.nlb.gov.sg/articles/SIP_783_2004-12-31.html

I can confirm with certainty that the said Investor died intestate in 1986 and no next-of-kin to his estate and no body came forward all these years. I am of the settled conviction that using my insider leverage and working with you, we can secure the funds in the account for ourselves instead of allowing it pass as unclaimed funds into the coffers of the Government of Singapore.

In pursuant of the above plan, we choose you in this transaction especially because you bear the same NAME with the said Investor. However you shall be handsomely rewarded for your assistance and co-operation in this transaction; as my colleagues and I have collectively agreed to allocate 20% of the total
funds for your role.

However, if you are interested in carrying out this deal, you are advised to email me the following information as stated below In order to draw an Agreement between us so that we can immediately commence on the process on how the funds will be released to you as the Next of Kin.

i. RE-CONFIRM YOUR FULL NAMES:
ii. CONTACT ADDRESS:
iii.DATE OF BIRTH:
iv. TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
v. OCCUPATION:

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and I urgently wait to hear from you.

Best regards,

Elbert Pattijn
elbertpattjn@aol.com
elbertpattijn@rambler.ru

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