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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. Henk Boelens" <henkboelens2012@gmail.com>
Reply-To: henkboelens2016@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 17:18:59 +0530
Subject: GOOD DAY

Western Associate Bank
Bank Address:Tower Building 83 Hull Road
Oxwich Brussels Belgium

Dear Friend

Please accept my apologies if this request does not meet your personal
ethics as it is not intended to cause you any embarrassment in what ever
form. I got your
contact email address from the internet directory and decided to contact
you for this transaction that is based on trust and your outstanding. I
have an interesting business proposal for you that will be of immense
benefit to both of us. Although this may be hard for you to believe
because i know that there is absolutely going to be a great doubt and
distrust in your heart in respect of this email as this might sound
strange to you and coupled with the fact that, so many individuals have
taken possession of the Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds,
thereby making it extremely difficult for genuine and legitimate persons
to get attention and recognition. Please grant me the benefit of doubt
and hear me out.

My name is Henk Boelens . I work with Western Associate Bank here in
Belgium as a branch bank manager. I discovered an abandoned sum of GBP
19,850,000.00 (Nineteen Million Eight Hundred And Fifty Thousand British
Pounds) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late
Dr. Erin Jacobson, an American citizen who unfortunately lost his life
and his entire family in Montana plane crash on March 23, 2009, on their
way to a group ski vacation. The choice of contacting you is aroused
from the geographical nature of where you live, particularly due to the
sensitivity of this transaction and the confidentiality herein. Now our
bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come up for the claim
but nobody has done that. I personally tried to locate any member of his
family but have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 7 years
now, i have also checked the deposit documents and discovered that he
did not declare any next of kin on the deposit.

Now the Management of our bank as instructed me to look for the next of
kin or they will convert the funds into the Government Treasury Account
as unclaimed funds and the funds will be wasted. Therefore, I cannot
claim these funds without presenting a foreigner to stand as next of
kin. This is reason why I contacted you to seek your consent to present
you as an next of kin so that the funds will be release to you, then we
share it 60% for me and 40% for you because am not a
greedy person and is deal between me and you.

I have employed the service of an Attorney who will secure all necessary
legal documents that could be used to back up this claim. All the
attorney need to do is to fill in your names to the documents and
legalize it in the Court here to prove you as the legitimate next of kin
to the late depositor Dr. Erin Jacobson then the bank will release the
funds to you as the rightful beneficiary.

This is a fair deal without any risk attached either on your part or on
my part as long as we comply with the laws governing the claiming of
funds in our establishment. All I require is your honest co-operation to
enable us see this deal through, and with my position in the bank as a
bank manager, I will do every thing possible to protect your interest
and to make sure everything workout successfully.

If you are interested in this deal, kindly send me your complete
information, your full names and address, Your Private telephone and Fax
numbers, and Cell phone so that the attorney will start processing the
necessary paperwork that would facilitate the release of the funds to
you.

Mr. Henk Boelens

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