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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: "NatWest Bank London" <danterry_natwest@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_danterry@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 16:36:25 +0300
Subject: Bericht van Dan Terry

Hello good friend,

I am Dr. Dan Terry the Head of Accounting Audit Department of NatWest Bank
38 Strand, City of Westminster, WC2N 5JB, London, here in England. I am
writing you about a business proposal that will be of an immense mutual
benefit to both of us. In my department, I discovered a sum of £16.5
Million (Sixteen Million five hundred thousand Pounds Sterling) in an
account that belongs to one of our foreign deceased customers, a
billionaire Business Mogul Late Mr. Moises Saba Masri, a Jew from Mexico
who was a victim of a helicopter crash early January 2010, resulting to
his death and his family members. Saba was 47-years-old. Also in the
chopper at the time of the crash was his wife, their son Avraham (Albert)
and his daughter-in-law. The pilot was also dead.


The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of
where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction and
the confidentiality therein. Now our bank has been waiting for any of the
relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that. I personally
have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin/Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that
the proceeds of this account valued at 16.5 Million Pounds can be paid to
you.


This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% to me and 40%
to you. I have secured all necessary legal documents that can be used to
back up this claim we are making. All i need is to fill in your names to
the documents and legalize them in the court here to prove you as the
legitimate beneficiary. All I require now is your honest Co-operation,
Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this transaction through. I
guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.


Please, provide me with the following information, as we have 7 days to
run it through. This is very URGENT PLEASE.


1. Full Name:
2. Your Direct Mobile Number:
3. Your Contact Address:
4. Your Occupation:
5. Your Nationality:
6. Your sex/Age:


Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you hoping
that you will find this proposal interesting. Please on your confirmation
of this message and indicating your interest, i will furnish you with more
information. Endeavor to let me know your decision rather than keep me
waiting.


Thanking you in anticipation for a favorable reply.


Regards,
Dr. Dan Terry





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