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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. Richard Meddings" <richardmeddings222@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ridchardmeddings111@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 03:49:10 -0400
Subject: FUND TRANSFER



Attn:Sir/Madam

I am Mr. Richard Meddings, the Group Finance Director of Standard
Chartered Bank PLC,United Kingdom.I need your assistance in this
urgent matter. I got your e-mail address from the Internet while
browsing and i decided to contact you for your assistance in this
urgent matter that requires trust and confidentiality. I'm writing
this proposal to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out
this deal opportunity in my department.

I discovered an abandoned sum of US$65,000,000.00 {Sixty-five million
U.S Dollars} in an account that belongs to one of our foreign
customers who died along with his entire family.Since we got this
information about his death and I found out that he died without
making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that
He did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$65,000,000.00{Sixty-five million U.S Dollars} is still sitting in
my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum
at the end of each year. According to our BANKING CODE OF ETHICS and
decision imposed by the new British Prime Minister David Cameron;at
the expiration of {11}Eleven years, the money will be diverted to the
British Treasury if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to stand in as the
next of kin so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get
into the hands of some corrupt government officials. This is simple, I
will like you to provide me with the following details to this my
private email address: {ridchardmeddings111@gmail.com}



(1) Your Valid Direct Tel/ Mobile/Fax Number.
(2) Your Full Name:
(3) Current Resident Address.
(4) Your Private E-mail Address.
(5) Your Occupation:
(6) Your Age and Sex:
(7) Your Nationality:


so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall
employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of
the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer. A bank account
in any part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate
the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.

The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio
of 50% for me and 50% for you. There is no risk at all as all the
paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my
position as the Group Finance Director guarantees the successful
execution of this transaction.
If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email
address above. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more
details and relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction.

Awaiting your reply via my confidential email address:
{ridchardmeddings111@gmail.com}

Sincerely,
Mr. Richard Meddings
Group Finance Director
Standard Chartered Bank PLC
London, United Kingdom
www.standardchartered.com

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