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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447035986560 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- willie.pargo2010@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: office <willie2010@att.net>
Reply-To: willie.pargo2010@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 03:40:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good day!

THE DIRECTOR AUDITING DEPARTMENT

NAT-WEST BANK PLC.

LONDON - UNITED KINGDOM

BIRMINGHAM TRADE SERVICES CENTRE

PO BOX 11139

6/F, 6 BRINDLEYPLACE

BIRMINGHAM BI 2XB

TEL: +447035986560

Private Email: willie.pargo2010@gmail.com

Good day!

I am Dr. Willie B. Pargo director of the auditing and accounting department

"Nat West Bank of Londonâ€ (NAT WEST BANK PLC) London.

I discovered the sum of Seven Million, Two Hundred Thousand

(USD7.2Million) belonging to a deceased customer of this bank. the

fund has been lying in a suspended account in our Bank here without any
body coming for it. I want to release the fund to you as the nearest
person to our deceased customer Mr. Andreas Schranner (the owner of the
account) who died a long with his supposed next of kin in air crash
since on 31st July 2000. I don't want the fund to go into our Bank
treasury as an abandoned fund, so this is the reason why I contacted
you, so that my Bank will release the fund to you as the nearest person
to the deceased customer. For more information about the crash you can
visit this site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

The banking rules here stipulate that if such money remained unclaimed

after ten years, the money will be transferred into the bank treasury

as unclaimed fund. The request of a foreigner as next of kin in this

business is occasioned by the fact that the deceased customer was a

foreigner and no one here can stand as next of kin to a

foreigner.

Therefore, I solicit for your assistance to come forward as the next

of kin. I have agreed that 40% of this money will be for you as the

beneficiary respect of the provision of your account and service

rendered, 60% will be for me then if the money transferred to your

account from this bank, I will proceed immediately to your country for

the sharing of the funds.

Supply me Also By Filling In Your Information To Enable me Commence on
the Release of the fund on your name as the nest of kin of the deceased
Immediately.

1. NAME OF YOUR BANK

2. BANK PHONE NUMBER

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3. ACCOUNT HOLDER FULL NAME

4. ACCOUNT NUMBER

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5. SWIFT/SORT CODE

6. YOUR PHONE NUMBER

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7. COUNTRY/DESTINATION

Â 8. STATE

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9. BANK ADDRESS

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10. YOUR HOME ADDRESS

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YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR.WILLIE B. PARGO

DIRECTOR AUDITING DEPARTMENT

TEL: +447035986560

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