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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. Ken B. Douglas" <a.bloo@virgin.net>
Reply-To: mr.kendouglas@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:06:15 +0100
Subject: RE: VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE READ AND GET BACK TO ME

Dear Friend,

My name is Ken Douglas, I am a principal assurance manager for STANBIC
IBTC BANK PLC. in Nigeria. We are conducting a standard process
investigation with respect to a deceased client and the circumstances
surrounding investments he made at the Private Banking arm of STANBIC
IBTC BANK PLC. This man died intestate and nominated no successor in
title over the investments made with the bank. I would respectfully
request that you keep the contents of this correspondence private and
respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of
this communication.


I contact you independent of our investigation and assure that no one
is informed of this communication. I would like to intimate you with
certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you. I am
prepared to place you in a position to instruct the firm to release
the deposit to you as the closest surviving relation. Upon receipt of
the deposit, I am prepared to share the money with you, that is, I
will simply nominate you as the next of kin and have them release the
deposit to you. We shall disburse the proceeds equally i.e. 50/50. I
would have gone ahead to ask the funds be released to me, but that
would have drawn a straight line to me and my involvement in claiming
the deposit. But, you on the other hand, would easily pass as the
beneficiary with right to claim the funds. I assure you that I could
have the deposit released to you within a few days. The amount in
question is $16,375,000.00.


I am aware of the consequences of this proposal. I ask that if you
find no interest in this project that you should discard this message.
I ask that you do not be vindictive and destructive. If my offer is of
no appeal to you, destroy this message and forget I ever contacted
you. Do not destroy my career because you do not approve of my
proposal. You may not know this but people like myself, who have made
tidy sums out of comparable situations, run the whole private banking
sector.


I am not a criminal and what I do, I do not find against good
conscience, this may be hard for you to understand, but the dynamics
of my industry dictates that I make this move. Such opportunities only
come once in a lifetime. I cannot let this chance pass me by. For
once, I have found myself in total control of my destiny. This
opportunity won't pass me by. I ask that you do not destroy my chance.
If you will not work with me let me know and let me move on with my
life but do not destroy me. I am a family man and this is an
opportunity to provide them with new opportunities.


There is a reward for this project and it is a task well worth
undertaking. I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here
is from you refusing to work with me. I am the only one who knows of
this situation, good fortune has blessed you with a name that has
planted you into the center of relevance in my life. Let’s share this
blessing. If you give me positive signals, I will initiate this
process towards a conclusion. Please note that this deal require high
level of maturity, honesty and secrecy.


Please observe this instruction religiously. Please, again, note I am
a family man, I have wife and children. I send you this correspondence
not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences are, but I
know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that
success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is
the one truth I have learned from my private banking clients. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement.
Please get in touch with me VIA my confidential email {
mr.kendouglas@ozchat.org }


Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should
plan a meeting, soon.


I await your response.
Respectfully,
Mr Ken Douglas.

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