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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: "Alfred Robert" <alfred_robert@aol.com>
Reply-To: alfred_robert4@aol.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 01:41:11 -0000
Subject: Kindly Reply Me




Good day,

My name is Alfred Robert and I work with the finance house here in the
Netherlands. I found your address through my countries International Web
directory. During our last meeting and examination of the bank accounts
here in the Netherlands, my department found a dormant account with an
enormous sum of US$ 6,500,000.00 (Six million five hundred thousand US
dollar) which was deposited by late Mr. Williams from England.

Before his death he transferred the sum of US$ 6,500,000.00 (Six million
five hundred thousand US dollar) to a bank here in Netherlands. From our
investigation he had no beneficiary or next of kin to claim these funds
because of our financial house regulations only one foreigner can stand as
next relatives or next of kin. The request of a foreigner as a next of kin
is base on the fact that the depositor was a foreigner and somebody in the
Netherlands cannot stand as the next of kin.

I need your permission as the next relative or next of kin of our deceased
customer, so that the funds can be released and transferred to your
account, at the end of the transaction 40% will be for you and 60% will be
for me and my colleague.
We need a foreign account. I still work at the financial house and that's
the actual reason that I need a second party or person, to stand and work
with me and apply to the bank here in the Netherlands as the next of kin.
I have in my possession all the necessary documents to have this
transaction carried out successfully.

Further information will be provided upon the receipt of your prompt
response and I want you to know that there is no risk involved. I will
need us to work together if you are interested and I assure you that I
will provide all useful information and documentation as this business
needs an urgent attention as there is no much time to waste.

Kindly Write me directly with your Name, Address, telephone and fax number
on this email: alfred_robert4@aol.com so I can explain the procedures.

Regards,

ALFRED ROBERT.

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