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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: "ROBINSON SIMON" <robinson011@msn.com>
Reply-To: robinsimon@walla.com
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 19:06:22 +0000
Subject: Institutional Funds Service

Compliment of the season,

I am Robinson Simon,I represent a top Furniture company executives(Repro
Furniture Company)http://www.reprofurniture.biz/ in United Kingdom.

I have a very sensitive and private brief from this top furniture company
executives to ask for your partnership to re-profile funds over
Gpb6,000,000.00 (Six Million British Pounds Sterling).I will give you the
details, but in summary, the funds would be pay to you via a
trust Finance company, and this is a legitimate transaction and without any
government interferance.

You will be paid 15% for your "Re-profiling fees", if you and your company
agree to work with us.

If you are interested, please write back and provide me with your
confidential telephone number, and email address and I will provide further
details.

Best Regards,

Robinson Simon


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