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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: "Santander Bank" <cherlottehogg101@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: adamsjojones101@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2012 21:35:16 +0600 (ALMT)
Subject: Santander Bank


Santander Bank
47-48 Piccadilly
Piccadilly
W1J 0DT
London , United Kingdom .

Good Day Dear!

How are you and your family? I hope my letter meets you in your best mood
today.
My name is Charlotte Hogg, head of High Street Banking Operations of
Santander

Bank, London . I decided to seek a top secret / confidential co-operation
with you in the execution of this transaction deal described here-under
for our
both mutual benefit. During the annual bank audits, I discovered a
abandoned / unclaimed funds, the sum of £ 21.5 million GBP (Twenty One
Million

Five hundred thousand British pounds) in an account that belongs to one of
our foreign customers (Late David McDowell Brown), an American from
Arlington ,
Virginia, who unfortunately lost his life as a single with the entire crew of
February 1, 2003 over the southern United States Space Shuttle Columbia.

I discovered that he did not indicate any next of kin or beneficiary to
his will
account after going through his file with our bank. I sincerely and
consciously
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin / Will Beneficiary to the
deceased so that the sum was valued at £ 21.5 million British pounds will
be transferred to you, which will be shared in these percentage ratio: 50%
for
me and 40% to you, respectively, while 10% is for any expenses incurred
during the
Transaction.

I need your sincere cooperation; trust and utmost confidentiality to
enable us
Carry out this transaction successfully. I assure and promise you that
this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect
You from any bridge of the law both in the country and here in London as
The fund is transferred to your nominated bank account. In the assessment and
Acceptance of this offer, please forward me the following information
Immediately to my private e-mail address for confidentiality:

1. Your full name:
2. Your full contact address:
3. Your direct mobile number:
4. Your e-mail address:
5. Your occupation:

To enable me to upload information to our bank database to reflect the bank
network system that you are the named next of kin / will beneficiary of this
Account, so I will guide you in communication with the bank for further
Transfer of this fund to you.

NOTE: We have a few business days to conduct this transaction agreement.
Thanks in anticipation of your urgent response.

Greeting

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