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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: Dr Peter Judkins <frankwilliam006@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bankdepartment1997@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 10:52:27 -0800
Subject: Your Attn,

From the desk of: Dr Peter Judkins
Coutts Private Wealth Management
London, United Kingdom.
11/12/2016.

Your Attn,

Goodday, I am Dr Peter Judkins, the deputy system and control director
at Coutts Private Wealth Management here in UK, I write to solicit for
support and assistance from you to carry out this business opportunity
in my bank.

Lying in an inactive account is the sum of Five Million Pounds
sterling belonging to a foreign customer(Mr.Neil Slater) who was a gas
consultant here in UK,he happened to be deceased during a vacation
trip with his wife(Mrs.Helen Slater) on board One-Two-Go Orient-Thai
Airlines flight OG269 Phuket Airport plane crash of Monday,17th
September 2007 from Bangkok to Phuket.

Info of this crash was on the news which we have tried to notify his
relatives but to no avail, see links below for more detailed
information:

http://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/update-on-one-two-go-airlines-crash-in-phuket-thailand/
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/17/content_6743041.htm

Ever since he died the bank has been expecting his next of kin to come
and claim these fund which cannot be released unless someone applies
for it as next of kin, as indicated in our banking
guidelines.Unfortunately, he has no family member in UK or Over-sea
who are aware of the existence of the funds,at this junction, I have
decided to do business with you by soliciting your assistance in
applying as the next of kin to the bank then the money will be
released to you, as I do not want the money to go into the bank
treasury as an unclaimed bill, because the banking laws and guidelines
stipulates that if such money(s) remains unclaimed for a period of
Ten years(10yrs),the money will be moved into the bank treasury as an
unclaimed bill.

My request for a foreigner as next of kin is occasioned by the fact
that the customer was a foreigner and a British cannot stand as next
of kin.

50% of the money will be your share as a foreign partner and your
assistance to actualise this deal,thereafter I will visit your country
with your help once the money hits your account for disbursement
according to the percentage indicated.

To effect the immediate transfer of the fund to you as agreed, you
must apply first to the bank as the next of kin to the deceased,then
we will follow up all formalities for the transaction.

Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you, the text of
application you are to send to the bank,and further clarify you in
other issues as to effect this business.
Awaiting to hear from you urgently.

Best Regards
Dr Peter Judkins

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