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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: Mr Angus Alkerdeen <tradehouse@commercialbnktrade.com>
Reply-To: dr_angusalkerdeen@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:30:52 +0000
Subject: SPECIAL REQUEST.



Dear Sir/madam,


I am mr. Angus Alkerdeen, Principal Assurance manager for the Barclay's Bank
London UK. I am getting in touch with you regarding the estate of Mr Alfred
Brown and an investment placed under our banks management for 7 years.
I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail
confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a
result of this mail.
In 2000, the subject matter; came to our bank to engage in business
discussions
with our private banking division. He informed us that he had a financial
portfolio of 8.35 million United States dollars, which he wished to have us
invest on his behalf.

Based on my advice, we spun the money around various opportunities and made
attractive margins for our first months of operation, the accrued profit and
interest stood at this point at over 10 million United States Dollars. In mid
2002, he instructed that the principal sum ($8.3M) be liquidated because he
needed to make an urgent investment requiring cash payments in Hong Kong and
China . We got in touch with a specialist bank in London, who agreed
to receive
this money for a fee
and make cash available to Alfred. However the other got in touch with us last
year that this money has not been claimed. On further enquiries we found out
that Alfred was involved in an accident in Mainland China, which means he died
intestate. He has no next of kin and this is the reason I am writing you.

What I propose is that since I have exclusive access to his file, you will be
made the beneficiary of these funds. My bank will contact you
informing you that
money has been willed to you. On verification, which will be the
details I make
available to my bank, my bank will instruct the other bank to make payments to
you. You do not have to have known him. I know this might be a bit
heavy for you
but please trust me on this. For all your troubles I propose that we split the
money in half. In the banking this happens every time.

Nobody is getting hurt; this is a lifetime opportunity for us. I hold
the KEY to
these funds, and as a British National we see so much cash and funds being re-
assigned daily. I would want us to keep communication by email as
frequently as
possible , I will give you my mobile telephone number when i get your reply.
Please, again, note I am a family man; I have a wife and children. I send you
this mail not without a measure of fear as to the consequences, but I know
within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches
never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learned
from my private banking clients. Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of
one accord, we should act swiftly on this. Please get back to me immediately
via the email


Best Regards,

Mr. Angus Alkerdeen.

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