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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: Sultanchoudhury@aol.biz
Reply-To: sultanchoudhury344@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:04:58 -0400
Subject: 10/22/2012

Managing Director (Interim)
Islamic Bank of Britain plc
PO Box 12461. Birmingham
B16 6AQ. London.

A brief introduction of myself. I am Mr. Sultan Choudhury, a Chartered
Accountant (ACA), I holds a BA (Hons) in Economics & Econometrics and an MBA from the University of Aston. I am a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. I am a member of various Community and Government advisory groups and has contributed significantly to the development of
Islamic Financial Services in the UK. I am a Main Committee member of UKIFS (UK Islamic Finance Secretarial) a body which promotes the UK Islamic Finance industry and is responsible for the retail domestic market.

I wish to notify you once again despite several other messages I sent to you, that I have nominated you as a front to Stand in as a beneficiary of the total sum of (Twenty One Million U S Dollars) presently floating in a
special vault of the Islamic Bank Of Britain here in London. I contacted you because you bear the same surname with the deceased owner of the account who died during the revolution that toppled Late Col.Ghadafi in Lybia. Name of deceased "witheld now" for security reasons.

As the Managing Director "Interim", during the claim process, I have the
administrative power to influence other members of the Panel of Board of Directors to approve the release of this fund in your name as the "NEXT Of Kin" to the Deceased.


I kindly request you send your private telephone number, your official or
residential address and a valid form of identification of yourself, either
your driver’s license or international passport to start the claim process.
I want to assure you that the claim procedure will follow "Due Process Stipulated by Laws of International Monetary Regulation Policy" Also proper documentations for a clean record establishing source of fund as an inheritance bequeated to you by
your late brother when the money hits your nominated bank account without any interference by your government, will be secured and sent to you for your record.


Expecting your urgent response this time

Yours faithfully

Mr Sultan Choudhury,
Managing Director (Interim)

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