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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: anchor finance <anchorfinance101@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:45:46 +0100
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

I am Dr. Ronald Barry Keys, a Principal Manager at TD BANK and a
retired District Attorney in Queens County , NY . I got your email
contact from an online business journal. I am getting in touch with
you regarding the estate of Mr. Kruger Van Rensburg and investment
placed under our banks management 8 years ago. 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. I contact you independently and no one is
informed of this communication.

In 2004, the subject matter; Mr.Kruger Van Rensbur came to our bank
to engage in business discussions with our private banking division.
He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of 9.5 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 years of operation, the
accrued profit and interest stood at this point at over 15 Million
USD. In mid-2008, he instructed that the principal sum (9.5M) be
liquidated because he needed to make an urgent investment requiring
cash payments in Venezuela got in touch with Federal Reserve Bank of
New York who agreed to receive this money for a fee and make cash
available to Van Rensburg. However Federal Reserve Bank of New York
got in touch with us late last year that this money has not been
claimed. On further enquiries we found out that Mr.Kruger Van Rensburg
was involved in an accident in Mainland Venezuela, which means he died
intestate.

He has no next of kin and the reason I am writing you is because you
can be made the beneficiary of these funds and the bank will contact
you informing you that money has been willed to you, on verification
of the necessary documentation which I will provide to you, Federal
Reserve Bank of New York will instruct the payment to your nominated
account. 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 circle 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 U.S Citizen we see so much cash and funds being
re-assigned daily.


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 I know the
consequences, but I 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 one accord, we
should act swiftly on this. Please get back to me immediately with the
following informations

Yours Full Names
Your Occupation
Your Contact Address
Your Mobile number
Your form of identification either your drivers licence or
international passport to my private email box which is
(ronaldkeys@yahoo.com).
I await your reply
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Ronald Barry Keys

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