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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.Alan Daniels" <alandaniels65@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:51:31 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE: BUSINESS COLLABORATION

Attn: Managing Director


I am an external auditor with a London based bank, during the course of my forensic auditing in the bank, I came across a docile bank account with the sum of ₤3,8Million British Pounds, and on further investigation, I discovered, that this bank account and funds belongs to a late foreign client of the bank, who died in a natural catastrophe, without indicating the next of kin, in this eventuality.


It is at this point that I propose to you as a foreigner, to assist in the claiming of these funds as the next of kin to the deceased,  I have made the decision to execute the claimant of the funds, putting into consideration, the banking regulation law and guideline, which states, that in a case of the lack  of operations of an account, after six years, due to the client been deceased and in the absence of the nomination of an heir by the deceased, then the funds will go to the state, by been transferred to the bank treasury as an unclaimed funds.


Please do note that adequate safety measures has been put in place to ensure a very smooth claim, and subsequent transfer of the funds to a foreign bank account, that we will nominate as the beneficiary, by the additional support that I do have as an insider at the bank.


If you are willing to assist me in this regards then you will be rewarded with 30% of the funds.


On the receipt of your response, I will inform you of the procedure that we will have to follow to execute a very hitch free transaction.


Yours faithfully,


Alan Daniels

  

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