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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: FROM MR BOB DALE <gkhkgkhgms450@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: ghkghkmmsis1478@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2012 13:29:05 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM MR BOB DALE




MY NAME IS MR BOB DALE, DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL DUTIES IN A BANK HERE IN LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM.I AM ACCOUNT HOLDER TO ONE MR ROBERT NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY , WHO USED TO WORK WITH AN OIL SERVICING COMPANY AND ALSO A GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR HERE IN LONDON.

MY CLIENT, HIS FAMILY, AND THEIR CHILDREN INVOLVED IN THE ILL FATED SOSOLISO AIRWAYS WHICH CRASH IN THE COAST OF KINSHASA ON OCTOBER 22 2008 IN WHICH ALL PASSENGERS ON BOARD DIED DURING ONE OF THEIR HOLIDAY VISIT TO THAT COUNTRY WITH HIS FAMILY. SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED RELATIVES BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.

AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO TRACE HIS LAST NAME OVER THE INTERNET, TO SEE IF I COULD LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY HENCE I CONTACTED YOU OF PARTICULAR INTEREST IS THIS HUGE DEPOSIT WITH OUR BANK HERE IN LONDON UNITED KINGDOM, WHERE THE DECEASED DEPOSITED THE SAID FUND AMOUNT OF EIGHTEEN MILLION POUNDS (£18M) IN A FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT.

THEY HAVE ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR THE BANK WILL DECLARE THE SAID FUND UNSERVISABLE AND THEREBY SEND THE FUND TO THE BANK TREASURY. BUT HENCE THE FUND WAS DEPOSITED IN THE FIXED DEPOSIT SUSPENSE ACCOUNT,BUT I AM THE ACCOUNT HOLDER OF LATE DEPOSITOR OF THE FUND BECAUSE I AM A CLOSSED FAMILY FRIEND TO THEM BUT I CAN NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE BANK DO NOT KNOWS ME AS THE NEXT OF KIN, I AM ONLY A DIRECTOR HERE IN THIS BANK.

SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER LAST 2 YEARS NOW, I WILL SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED, SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THESE FUND VALUED AT (£18 MILLION POUNDS) CAN BE TRANSFER TO YOU AND THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY.

ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEEING THIS DEAL THROUGH.I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER ALL LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. IN YOUR REPLY MAIL, I WANT YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR FULL NAMES, YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS INFORMATION WHERE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFER, TELEPHONE NUMBER WHERE I CAN BE REACHING YOU IN THIS TRANSACTION.IF YOU CAN HANDLE THIS WITH ME WRITE ME BACK IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE DETAILS .

THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION
SINCERELY,
MR BOB DALE

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