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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. Henk Boelens" <mrhenkboen@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unityb.recoverydeskfile@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 22:11:38 +0100
Subject: Attention Beneficiary

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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 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. 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 has instructed me to look for the next of
kin or they will convert the funds into the Government Treasury Account as
unclaimed funds. Therefore, I cannot claim these funds without presenting a
foreigner to stand as next of kin. This is the reason why I contacted you
to seek your consent to present you as a next of kin so that the funds will
be release to you, then we share it 55% for me and 45% for you and is deal
between you and i.

I have employed the service of an Attorney who will secure all necessary
legal documents that could be used to back up this claim.
If you are interested in this deal, kindly send your complete information
through this Email unityb.recoverydeskfile@gmail.com <mrhenkboen@gmail.com>,
your full names and address, Your Private telephone and Fax numbers, so
that the attorney will start processing the necessary paperwork that would
facilitate the release of the funds to you.


Best regards,
Henk Boelens

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