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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: "Herbert Ralph, Jr" <herbert_ralphjr@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: herbert.ralphjr02@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 00:24:50 +0000
Subject: From: Herbert Ralph, Jr.


From ;Herbert Ralph, Jr.
Address: #22 Charlotte Street London W1T 1RD.

My Greetings of the day to you,

I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise as we never met before.

I am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to
Starting a business relationship but I believe knowing each other
starts from a step of which I believe I am not making a mistake
exposing this very important business deal to you? it is my urgent
need for a foreign partner that has caused me to send this to you. I
apologized if you find this intrusive, but there is an opportunity for
both of us to work together and make clean money that is left over for
nobody to claim.

Firstly, let me start by identifying myself. My name is Herbert Ralph,
Jr, I am the regional manager of the bank. I am writing to solicit
your assistance in the transfer of Ten million seven hundred fifty
thousand POUNDS (£10,750.000.00).

This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the manager
made as profit during the last three years. I have already submitted
an approved End of the Year report to my Head Office here in LONDON
and they will never know of this Excess. I have since then, placed
this amount of (£10,750.000.00) On a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a
beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this
money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive
this money into your bank account. I intend to give 35% of this fund
to you while 65% shall be for me. I do need to stress that there are
practically no risk involved in this. It is going to be a bank-to-bank
transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere of your choice. All I
need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of this fund by sending
your account details for the immediate transfer of the fund to the
account.

I will appreciate your timely response so that we can proceed with the
transfer immediately.

Regards,
Herbert Ralph, Jr.

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