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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: FERDINAND OXFORD <ferdinand.oxford@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:17:08 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS OFFERS

Dear Friend,

I am writing to give you this urgent business update. I have some
business that will interest you. Can your Company handle or be in need
of a BG Fund Facilities to the tune of Euro 500MILLION, 1 Billion or
1.5 Billion?


We can arrange any of these BG Fund facility to your company through
the BG Owners/providers which is to be issue from the Deutsche
Frankfurt AG Bank Germany and any other Prime Banks at the above
mentioned BG Tune in as much as your company and your Bank is capable
to accommodate and to Transact with
the volume of the BG Instrument.

The annual interest Face Value of this BG is 37% to the BG owner and
2% to the BG Groups/Intermediaries while 1% commission come to my
Consulting Firm. The BG last 1 year and 1 month at your company
management which is a renewal process to as many years of your
capacity.

This is not a Child's business, it is for those that knows about the
BG Instruction and have good project to invest therein. It is a Bank
to Bank transaction that required or have nothing to do with UPFRONT
PAYMENT until your Bank authenticate the transaction by MT799 and
MT760 BEFORE YOU CAN PAY A LOGISTIC FEE OF EURO 48,000 ESCROW which is
returnable if any delay or anything.

THIS BG TRANSACTION NEED A GOOD AND CAPABLE BANKS THAT KNOWS THE BG
FACILITY AND IT PROCEDURES. IT NEED A CAPABLE CLIENT WHO HAS A A GOOD
BANKING RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS BANK.

We can connect you with a GOLD MINERS in case you have interest in
GOLD, also let me know if you have interest in CRUDE OIL, as we can
arrange for you.

If you have interest over this transaction, then get back to me as I
will furnish you with further details for better proceed.

Best regards

Ferdinand Merlin

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