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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: David Blair <ca@dblairs.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <dblair060@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 10:50:42 +0100
Subject: Dear Partner,


Dear Partner, I believe that my letter will meet you today in perfect healt=
h; I am David Blair, NatWest Bank Senior Private Banking Manager in United =
Kingdom. I have decided to seek your confidential co-operation in the execu=
tion of this transaction for both of us mutual benefit. During the auditing=
of private accounts in Natwest Bank, I noticed a bank account that holds G=
BP =A326.400.000 (Twenty Six Million Four Hundred Thousand British Pounds S=
terling) which has not been operated for more than 10 years now. After my v=
erification, I understood that the account belongs to our deceased customer=
Charles Falkenberg who was a victim of an air crash in 2001. He left no sp=
ecific heir to these funds, so I took the courage to seek your consent to p=
resent you as the next of kin so that the value of this account will be rel=
eased to you as the beneficiary. All I request of you, is your utmost since=
re co-operation and maximum confidentiality to conclude this transaction su=
ccessfully. I have carefully outlined the modalities for execution of this =
transaction in a lawful manner to protect us from any breach of the law bot=
h in your country and here in England during and after the fund transfer to=
your bank account. Upon your consideration and acceptance of this offer, p=
lease forward to me immediately; Your Full Name, Contact Address and Teleph=
one numbers to enable me enter your information into Natwest bank database =
as the named next of kin/ heir beneficiary of these funds and I will guide =
you until the funds is disbursed to you, which will be shared between me an=
d you in the percentage ratio of 60:40 respectively. Thanks in anticipation=
of your urgent response. Regards, David Blair, Senior Private Banking Mana=
ger NatWest Bank Plc.

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