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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: "Franklin Waters" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <franklinwatersconsultant@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:18:35 -0800
Subject: Did you send anyone to make your claim?

FROM THE DESK OF MR. FRANKLIN WATERS
CHIEF REGISTRAR, QUEENS PLACE NOTARY,
CENTRAL LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL:+447045790638.

ATTN:   BENEFICIARY

MAY I START BY SAYING I AM VERY SORRY FOR BASHING INTO YOUR EMAIL BOX WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION BUT THIS HAS BEEN DUE TO THE URGENCY AND OF GREAT IMPORTANT THIS ISSUE DESERVES.

I AM ATTORNEY FRANKLIN WATERS, THE CONCURRENT CHIEF REGISTRAR OF QUEENS PLACE NOTARY, DEPT OF JUSTICE, UNITED KINGDOM AND THE ACCREDITED ATTORNEY ATTACHED TO THE HSBC BANK, THERMES PLACE BRANCH, HERE IN THE UK.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THERE IS A CASE PENDING IN THE COURT OF LAW AND WE NEED YOUR CLARIFICATION TO ENABLE US PROCEED.

HOWEVER, ITS BEEN WELL NOTED  THAT SOME DAYS BACK, TWO GENTLEMEN SHOWED UP IN THE HSBC BANK CLAIMING TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE WHOSE AUTHORITY HAS BEEN BESTOWED UPON THEM BY YOU TO CLAIM AND INHERIT YOUR FUNDS PRESENTLY UNDER OUR CUSTODY WHICH WAS DEPOSITED BY THE BANK YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY DEALING WITH.

THIS FUND CAME FROM A BANK WHOM YOU WERE DEALING WITH BEFORE. THE BANK BEFORE DEPOSITION OF THIS FUNDS STATED TO US THAT THEIR FAILURE TO TRANSFER/DELIVER THE FUNDS/DRAFT TO YOU WAS BASED ON YOUR INABILITY TO COMPLY BY THE PROCEDURE WHICH WAS STATED OUT TO YOU WHEN YOU MADE CONTACT WITH THEM.

IN LINE WITH YOUR INABILITY TO RECEIVE THE PAYMENT IN YOUR ACCOUNT, THE PREVIOUS BANK DEPOSITED THE MONEY IN OUR SUSPENSE ACCOUNT DUE TO INSTRUCTION ISSUED OUT BY THE WORLD BANK AND THE IMF ON PENDING CLAIMS UNTIL YOUR READINESS TO CLAIM THE FUND. BUT AS WE HAD MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS GENTLEMEN SHOWED UP TO CLAIM THE FUNDS STATNG THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN THEM THE LEGITIMATE RIGHT TO DO SO, IN LINE WITH THE INSTRUCTION ATTACHED TO THIS DEPOSIT, WE WISH TO CLARIFY FROM YOU IF THIS GENTLEMEN INDEED CAME TO REPRESENT YOU AS THEY HAVE ADMITTED.

IF YOU INDEED SENT THEM, KINDLY CLARIFY TO US BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO SAY "YOU DID" IF NOT, LET US KNOW AS WELL SO WE CAN PROMPTLY LEGALIZE ALL ANORMALIES AND EFFECT THE TRANSFER TO YOU ACCORDINGLY IN LINE WITH THE LAW.

IF YOU NEED A PICTURE OF WHEN THE GUARANTEE LETTER WAS HANDED OVER TO THE GENTLEMAN FOR SIGNINGS, WE CAN ATTACH SAME AND SEND TO YOU FOR PROOF OF NOTICE. THE GENTLEMEN HAS SUBMITTED AN ACCOUNT WHICH THE INFORMATION IS STATED BELOW FOR THE TRANSFER/DELIVERY OF THE FUNDS/DRAFT AND WE WISH YOU TO CLARIFY TO US THAT THIS PEOPLE REPRESENT YOU AND THE ACCOUNT PROVIDED AS STATED BELOW.

Lister hill Credit Union 
Sheffield, Alabama  35660 USA
Account number: 701030781887
Routing code:262277011
Account name: Herbert G.Holland/ Holland Company

PLEASE DO GET BACK TO US FOR CLARIFICATION SO THAT SHOULD WE FOUND OUT THAT THESE GENTLEMEN ARE IMPERSONATORS, THE LAW CAN TAKE ITS FULL COURSE AND YOUR FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY.

YOU CAN BE IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL: dukedonatus@yahoo.com OR THE HSBC BANK WITH THE CONTACT BELOW:

Mrs. Shawn Dowrey.
Director, Foreign Operations,
Citibank Group,
New York, USA
Email: online.citibank.us@barid.com
Tel: +1 (704) 765-2126
Working Days: Monday-Friday.

PLEASE DO GIVE AN URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL TO ENABLE US SORT THIS OUT AND SERVE YOU ACCORDINGLY.

BEST REGARDS,

ATTORNEY DONATUS DUKE.
FOR: DEPT OF JUSTICE,
LONDON, UNITED KIGDOM.
TEL:+447045790638.

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