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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: "hello" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mredw109@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 06:15:30 -0700
Subject: Hello,


FROM BEKKEY DANIE.

HOW ARE YOU AND ABOUT YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY TODAY, I HOPE THAT ALL IS MOVING FINE, WELL IF SO THANKS AND GLORY BE TO THE ALMIGHTY GOD.I AM ALSO WISHING YOU HARMONY, PEACE IN YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY,

I AM MR.BEKKEY DANIEL,AN EMPLOYEE OF NATIONAL WESTMINISTER BANK PLC, HERE IN LONDON,UK.I HAVE AN URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL FOR YOU.IN MARCH,2005,AN AMERICAN OIL CONSULTANT AND CONTRACTOR (LEWIS NEELY)MADE A NUMBERED-TIME (FIXED DEPOSIT) FOR TWELVE CALENDAR MONTHS VALUED AT USD $40,400,000.00 IN A DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT IN MY BRANCH. UPON MATURITY, I SENT A ROUTINE NOTIFICATION OF ACCOUNT STATUS TO HIS FORWARDING ADDRESS BUT GOT NO REPLY, AFTER TWO MONTHS,A REMINDER WAS SENT TO HIM, AND FINALLY WE DISCOVERED FROM HIS CONTACT EMPLOYERS,SOFIMATION OY, A FINLAND COMPANY BASED HERE IN LONDON,UK. THAT MR. LEWIS NEELY DIED IN AUTO CRASH.

AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ,I FOUND OUT THAT HE DID NOT LEAVE A WILL AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO TRACE HIS KIN WERE FRUITLESS. I THEREFORE MADE FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DISCOVERED THAT HE DID NOT DECLARE ANY NEXT OF KIN IN ALL HIS OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING HIS BANK DEPOSIT PAPERS.THIS SUM OF USD $40,400,000.00. (FOURTY MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)IS STILL FLOATING IN OUR BANK AND THE INTEREST IS BEING ROLLED OVER WITH THE PRINCIPAL SUM AT THE END OF EACH YEAR.AFTER THESE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS,I DECIDED TO TRACE HIS LAST NAME OVER THE INTERNET,TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY HENCE I CONTACTED YOU. I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN SECURING THIS MONEY BEFORE THEY ARE CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY MY BANK.

IT IS THEREFORE,UPON DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFE KEEPING AND SUBSEQUENT DISURSEMENT, SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT AND I DO NOT WANT THIS MONEY TO GO BACK INTO GOVERNMENT'S ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED BILL. NOTE THAT IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MATTER,WHETHER YOU ARE BIOLOGICALLY RELATED TO THE DECEASED OR NOT. AS YOU MAY BEAR WTTH ME, A NEXT OF KIN MAYBE A PARENT,SISTER,BROTHER,CLOSE RELATIVE,ASSOCIATE,FRIEND OR EVEN A WELL WISHER.THEREFORE,WHETHER YOU ARE RELATED TO HIM OR NOT IS NEVER A BARRIER TO REALIZING THE TRANSACTION.THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT I HAVE EVERY DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE SAID ACCOUNT (INVESTMENT) AND THE DECEASED ALSO.

THIS TRANSACTION IS AIMED AT INVESTING IN A BIUE CHIP COMPANY IN YOU COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY UNDER A JOINT BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU.HOWEVER,IF YOU WANT CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE DEPOSIT FOR YOUR INVOLEMENT, PLEASE DO LET ME KNOW SO THAT WE CAN NEGOTIATE ON YOUR SHARE BEFORE STARTING THE PROCESS.NOTE THAT EVERY ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR A SMOOTH AND TRANSACTION.
I AM EXPECTING A POSITIVE RESPONCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND FOR ME TO ADVISE YOU ONNEXT STEP TO FOLLOW.

EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
YOURS SINCERELY
MR. BEKKEY DANIEL.
PLEASE KINDLY REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL ( mredw109@yahoo.co.jp)

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