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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: george maxwell <georgemaxwell420@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:48:07 -0700
Subject: TRANSFER OF FUND{UNITY TRUST BANK PLC LONDON}


UNITY TRUST BANK PLC
CONGRESS HOUSE
23-28 GREAT RUSSELL STREET
LONDON
WU1B3UB


Greeting


How are you and your family today? my name is Mr.george maxwell the
regional manager, Unity Trust Bank Plc, London, before us is a great
opportunity. Described here under for our mutual benefit and i hope you
will understand the nature of the transaction and keep it a top secret. On
February 10, 2011, My client, Mr.Richard Noble, died in a plane crash at
Cork Airport-Manx2 Flight 7100, Fairchild Metro liner III in the Republic
of Ireland.

After going through his file in our bank,I discovered that he left the sum
of £20,000,000.00
GBP(Twenty Million British Pounds Sterling) without specifying any
beneficiary to his file
as Next of Kin. The fund in question can only be released to specified next
of Kin to Late
Mr. Richard Noble.

Now this money if unclaimed will be filed as abandoned and accrue to the
bank; this is where i require assistance and seek your conscent to present
you as the next of kin (Bonafide Beneficiary) to the deceased so that the
proceeds of this account valued at £20,000,000.00 (Million British Pounds
Sterling) will be transfer to your account, which we will share in these
ratio; 60% for me and 40% to you. Upon consideration and acceptance of this
offer, please send the following information to me immediately.

-Your Full Name
-Your Contact Address
-Your direct Mobile telephone Number

This information will enable me to upload your name and address to reflect
in our database
network system that you are the beneficiary of this fund, please note that
we have few days to carry out this deal. Kindly reply to this e-mail
address:(unitytrustbank62@gmail.com) so the bank can brief you on how to
proceed to transfer this fund to your account immediately

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. George Maxwell
Mobile:+447011121399

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