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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: "Mr. Christopher Harrison" <mr.kiyotaka.akasaka2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.christopherharrison68@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 21:06:27 +0100
Subject: Hello My Dear Friend, I really need your assistance.

Hello My Dear Friend,
Compliments of the day.

I am Mr. Christopher Harrison, a British Citizen, i am the Principal
Auditor of Santander Bank Plc London-(UK)

Please respect the integrity of the information herein.

During last year February, 2016. My Bank committee on Inheritance
settlements, approved and disbursed over £350,000,000.00 Pounds (Three
Hundred and Fifty Million British Pounds Sterling), for inheritance
payments entitlement, to foreign Heirs of Late depositors of unclaimed
funds, in my Bank deposit/account file, for the entire United Kingdom.
Some beneficiaries were successful paid, between last year 2016, to
this present day of the year 2017.

This indicates that those beneficiaries whose relations died and left
over monies in their various Bank accounts, with my bank (Santander
Bank Plc London-UK) has been paid successfully, while there is a left
single unclaimed deposit/account file, worth £30,000,000.00 (Thirty
Million Pounds Sterling) with an accrued profit interest sum of
£800,000.00, making a total sum of £30,800,000.00 (Thirty
Million,Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) outstanding in my bank
office auditing files, and the funds has not been claimed by anyone.

There is no written Next of Kin specified on the depositors account
files,left with our Bank, and the documentations of the deceased's
account shows that the he have not registered any next of kin to this
funds and the fund was not also declared to the British Government
during the time of deposit, by the late depositor.

In order to prevent my Bank Executives from reverting this money into
the state account, I seek your consent, to present you as the Next of
Kin of this Investment funds, So that the proceeds of this unclaimed
account shall be paid to you.

Since all documentations and proof of this deposited funds are in my
department, we can successfully claim the fund and you will get 50% as
your personal share, while i take 50% as my share. I will write a
claim application letter,in your name, presenting your real names to
my Bank Executives, as the deceased extended relative or associate and
this will prove that the money has been willed to you, as the
legitimate Next of Kin of the deceased.

I want to assure you that this transaction is totally free of risk, as
the fund is legitimate and does not originate from any illegal act.
This is a lifetime opportunity for us and there is no risk involved,
In the banking circle this happens every time, and as the principal
auditor of the Bank, i witness so much cash and funds being
re-assigned daily, So if the funds is not claimed by the deceased next
of kin, the money will be confiscated and reverted in the state's
treasury account, in compliance with the Financial Service authority
laws.

The claim process for this funds will commence as soon as you are
willing and ready to keep this deal confidential, we can work together
and the fund will be transferred to your designated Bank, as soon as
you complete the claim processes, at the Foreign Operations Department
of this Bank.

Please take note: I am a family man, I have a wife and two lovely
children, therefore i send you this proposal without any measure of
fear, as to the consequences of it, As i know within me that you will
be trusted.

On your interest, Please kindly Reply back immediately through my
e-mail address: [ mr.christopherharrison68@yahoo.com ] to enable us
proceed further and claim this fund,for our mutual benefits.

Regards,

Mr.Christopher Harrison.

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