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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: Paul Morgan <user@noteworthymedical.com>
Reply-To: <easylifeformyfamily@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 04:26:15 +0100
Subject: Important Message.

Mr. Paul Morgan,
BG Group PLC
Thames Valley Park, Reading,
RG6 1PT, Berkshire,
United Kingdom.
 
Dear Friend,
 
I am Mr. Paul Morgan Account and finance manager with BG Group PLC a crude Oil exploration and global energy marketing Company that is based here in United Kingdom, I got your contact on my confidential search on the internet of your country data base in the search for a citizen of your Country that I can entrust with a very vital information that will be beneficial to both of us. I am contacting you because I need you to stand as my foreign trustee and partner on the claim and joint utilization of somefund that is lying unclaimed in the Bankaccount of a foreigner who is one of the contractors to this organization.
 
This fund value of (£32,500,000:00) Thirty Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds, came to exist as an unclaimed contract sum which was duly paid made by my Company into his account since last year. I have been mandated by my company to contact his family and provide his next of kin but all my effort to do so since match this year has yield no result. I have been given 4weeks to provide a next of kin.  I see this as an opportunity to make something big in life; I hereby seek your consent to present you as a business associate to the late contractor. I have the document related to the contract executed and payment his account. The banking rules/act here in my United Kingdom, have it that if a depositor has been confirmed dead and the account has been dormant and for a period of 18months, and no one comes up for the claim of such deposit, the bank has the right to declare the fund unclaimed and be transferred into the government treasury, with a 40% commission.  
It is in this regard you are contacted to partner with me,  as arrangement have been concluded to present you as the Beneficiary of this fund , pending my arrival there in your Country for sharing and utilization.
 
To enable us proceed with this, you are to forward to me the following information's;-
 
 
 
a) Your name in full
b) Your contact address in full.
b) Your confidential Mobile/cell Phone Numbers.
c) Your Telephone/Mobile numbers
d) Brief information on your profile, this should include your age, nature of Job and marital status.
 
I  offer you 40% of the total sum for this essential role, 5% has been ear-marked for settlement of any incidental expenses that may come up in the course of this transaction. Please note that the hope, confidence bestowed on you should not be over-emphasized and you are also to assist me in investing my share of 55% of the total sum while I am there in your country into real estate.
 
NOTE: ALL INFORMATION SHOULD REMAIN A TOP SECRET AS I AM STILL IN ACTIVE SERVICE HERE IN MY COUNTRY. Please forward the anticipated information's by return mail as all Arrangements are in place for a hitch free transaction, write me directly on:  paulmorgan037@hotmail.com
 
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Paul Morgan

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