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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: FROM SCOTH DARREL <scothxxdarrel@walla.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:49:01 +0200
Subject: FROM SCOTH DARREL

STANDARD BANK LONDON
5TH FLOOR CANNON BRIDGE HOUSE
25 DOWGATE HILL LONDON
EC4R 2SB UNITED KINDOM.

GOOD DAY TO YOU,

MY NAME IS MR.SCOTH DARREL WITH THE MINING FINANCE
DEPT. WITH STANDARD BANK LONDON.

WE HAD A FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DEPOSITED A HUGE SUM OF
MONEY WITH OUR BANK, WHO LATER DIED AS A RESULT OF
PLANE CRASH IN 1999. BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE TRANSFERED
THE SUM OF US$26.5M (TWENTY-SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED SATES DOLLARS) TO A BANK IN AMSTERDAM,
HOLLAND.

SINCE THE DEATH OF THIS CUSTOMER, I PERSONALLY HAVE
WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT
ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM
HIS FUNDS OF US$26.5M (TWENTY-SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH HAS BEEN WITH
THE BANK IN HOLLAND FOR A VERY LONG TIME. ON THIS NOTE
I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOSE NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE
NEXT OF KIN AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OF
KIN.

IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY
COUNTRY`S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED
BY PROVIDENCE THAT YOU COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF
KIN.

THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS
BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER
WAS A FOREIGNER AND YOU SHARE THE SAME SURNAME AND
SOMEBODY IN LONDON CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO
OUR LATE CUSTOMER

I AGREED THAT US$5 MILLION OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR
YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER FOR PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT,
WHILE THE REST WILL BE FOR ME, THEREAFTER, I WILL
VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE
FOR RETIREMENT.

THEREFORE, TO FACILITATE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF
THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT AS ARRANGED, YOU MUST APPLY
FIRST TO THE BANK AS A RELATION TO THE DECEASED
INDICATING YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND FAX
NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE
MONEY WILL BE REMITTED.

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX
OR E-MAIL THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.

I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS
BUSINESS IS HITCH-FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT
ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT
HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER.

YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU
RECEIVE THIS EMAIL OR CALL ME ON MY NYMBER +44 704 012-1381.

TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

YOUR RESPECTFULLY,

SCOTH DARREL.
Direct email:scoth_darrel@walla.com

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