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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. Rex Logan" <rexlogan701@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: rexlogan4@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 17:35:53 +0000
Subject: From Mr.Rex Logan ( Immediate response required)



Dear Friend,

First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by
virtue of it's nature as being utterly Confidential and top
secret.Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make
any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that this is
real and genuine.

My name is Mr.Rex Logan I work with Allied Irish bank GB ( Leicester
branch) here in UK. I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free
from all what you may think of. My office at (Leicester) monitors and
controls the
affairs of all banks and financial institutions here in United Kingdom
concerned with foreign claim payments. My office also has the final
signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within
banks both on the local and international levels in line with foreign
claim settlement.


I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some
nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as
ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. As it is
my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the
British Government Treasury and Reserve
Accounts as unclaimed deposits,I have the opportunity to write you
based on the instructions received two days ago from the Foreign Debts
Reconciliation Dept to submit the List of payment reports/
expenditures and audited reports of revenues.Among several others, I
have decided to present you as the Next of Kin/Will Beneficiary to an
overdue inheritance sum of ?9.7M belonging to our
Late Client an American who unfortunately lost her life and family in
a plane crash.


Following my idea that we can have a deal/agreement and I am going to
do this legally with your name as the true beneficiary of the amount
in question by employing the service of a UK accredited attorney, who
will handle all the legal documentations and lay claims through his
legal authority on your behalf. Now the deal is 50% of this money will
be for you, in respect to the provision of a
foreign account and 50% would be for me as I have planned to come to
your Country as soon as the transfer is completed.


My Conditions:


1) The sum of ?9.7M only will be transferred into your account after
the processing of all relevant legal documents with your name as the
true beneficiary, the transfer will be made by telegraphic
Transfer(T/T), conformable in 3-5 working days.


2)This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will
be strictly by email/telephone, for security purposes.


3)There should be no third parties as most problem associated with
fund release are caused by your agents or representative. If you Agree
with my conditions, I will advise you on what to do immediately and
the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your
name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the 3-5 working days
mandate.


I hope you don't reject this offer and have this fund transferred.


Waiting for your immediate response.


Regards,


Mr.Rex Logan.

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