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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Paul Riseborough" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mriseborough229@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 13:37:43 -0600
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED.

From: Mr. Paul Riseborough
          (Chief Commercial Officer at Metro Bank P.L.C).
I am Paul Riseborough, Chief Commercial Officer at Metro Bank PLC. The now Metro Bank was a UK retail bank only operating locally before it got its full license in 2010 . I require your assistance in connection with relative of my late client/inheritance. I hereby request your assistance and delegate the necessary authority to you on behalf of my late client to carry out this claim. Who was a business magnate before his untimely death that involved the entire family.
He died without leaving a Will, and some efforts were made to find his extended family through your embassy without success. Because of the sensitive nature of private banking, most customers don't nominate next of kin in their investment, also usually in most cases leave their Wills in our care, as in this case, our now-deceased.
I got your contact information through your country archive while searching for any possible relative or a last name similar to my late clients.Since we are fetching you to assist us, we intent that all of the activities that you undertake pursuant to this assignment will also be subject to all privilege and protection applicable to transaction of such magnitude.
I'll be happy to explain further, I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to you. I recognize this not been a predictable way of approach to foster a relationship of trust, but because of the circumstances and the urgency surrounding this claim. I decided to reach you via this media to join me to put claims on this fund before it is seized or confiscated by the authorities. Prior to my late client death; he made a mutual investment deposit worth the sum of ?17,500,950,00 GBP  (SEVENTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED & FIFTY BRITISH POUNDS STERLINGS) with Metro Bank P.L.C.  The Private banking sector by the end of SEPTEMBER this year shall broadcast a request for a statement of claim to my bank. This will result the money entering the accounting system of the British Government, and the file will be out of my hands.
I embarked on extensive research for a possible relative to my late client which proved abortive. I was given an ultimatum to look for any possible relative to come for the claim. After extensive research for any possible relative which proved abortive, I decided to contact you; my suggestion to you is that I will like to present you as the heir/heiress to the finance safe keeping investment company. I know you may not be anyway related to my late client but having a common surname with him it is absolutely necessary for me to make it take the resemblance of an actual next of kin; this is where I need your assistance, although I know that a transaction of this magnitude might make anyone apprehensive but I would like to assure you that I am proposing this project to you with the best of my intention as the personal account officer/sole executor.
The morality I have in place, I can guarantee that if you follow my instructions (The rule of laws) and capitalizing of some judicial loop holes the deposit will be released to us. Mind you that this transaction is 100% risk free; there is no atom of risk connected to this business as I have worked out all moralities to complete the operation effectively. All I require from you is your honest co-operation; I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. Upon successful conclusion of this project, once the deposit is been release to you, we shall disbursed the content in the ratio of 40% for you, 60% for me respectively as our benefit (?8,750,475 G.B,P).
Kindly confirm your understanding of this delegation by signing it and returning it to me via my office email address, and expect clarification on how to proceed next.
I appreciate your assistance in this matter. Kindly furnish me with following details:
Full Name:.............................
Address...........................
Marital Statutes.................
Occupation........................
Driver's Licenses/Passport Id.....
Kindest Regards,
Mr. Paul Riseborough
(Chief Commercial Officer at Metro Bank P.L.C).

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