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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: "HARRY ORGAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <harryorgan@rediffmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 05:33:46 +0100
Subject: Reply Urgently

>From The Desk of Harry Organ
Chief Auditor,

Dear Sir/madam

I apologize for discussing this issue with you through email since we do not know each and have not met before, please kindly understand it is based
on its matter of urgency as I urge you to treat with much privacy. I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health.

l am the Chief Auditor, with a Bank in Europe. One of our customers, a Consultant with an Oil Company cum Oil Merchant - Mr. Raymond Eagle with his entire family
were among the victims of Nineteen people who died in Sita Air Crash in Nepal. For more about the Air Crash you can visit the below web page for the news of
the tragedy:

http://www.demotix.com/news/1484025/nineteen-people-dead-sita-air-crash-nepal#media-1484018

Before his death, he has a timed numbered account with us valued at (Forty Five Million, One hundred and Eighty-Three Thousand British Pounds -
45.183M GBP). According to the UK Banking law, if an account remains dormant without been operated for 5 years plus, the ownership of the account balance
automatically reverts to the Queens Treasury. Secondly, if also there is no information about the account owner's presence or any of his NEXT OF KIN,
with no one applying for the claim of the account proceeds in the Bank Account, a grace period of thirty (30) days will also be given before the
money will revert to the ownership of Queens Treasury.

My proposal is that in my capacity as the Chief Auditor, I will encourage you as a foreigner, to stand or step in as the Next of Kin to the
deceased/account owner. The file of the account owner with the bank, containing all documents used in opening of the account or filled while
opening the account is now within my control. I will present and back you up with full legal documents as the Next of Kin and close confidant of the
deceased for the the sum of 45.183M GBP British Pounds in the account of late Mr. Raymond Eagle will be processed, awarded, approved and released to you
as the inheritor of his estate for us to share.

It is my interest for us to execute this opportunity so that the funds will not be confiscated and reverted into the Queens treasury or converted to
ownership of the bank, thereby enriching the bank treasury the more. As you can see, it is better we corporate as one and have the funds claimed over in
your name for sharing. Please note that, it is 100% assurance that the process will be executed or carried under a LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT that will protect both us from any
breach of any law with no atom of risk for any of us. It might interest you to know that all efforts have been made by the Bank to search for the
relation of the deceased but all to no avail or was fruitless. My position as the Chief Auditor in this bank guarantees the successful execution of
this (Deal) transaction.

This money will be shared on agreed percentage which must be written in the agreement of personal trusteeship, once the fund is transferred to your
account in your country or anywhere else. In event you desire not to be interested, please do not fail to destroy this mail because of the
confidentiality attached to this proposal. I promise that this transaction will be concluded within 10 days of our takeoff.

If you are interested and wish to partner with me, contact me without hesitation.

I look forward for your positive response while I shall provide you more details on the arrangement.

Thanks
Harry Organ

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