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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: "johndecker202@terra.es" <johndecker202@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:22:43 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Standard Bank London,


Standard Bank London,
5th Floor,Cannon Bridge House,
25 Dowgate Hill, London EC4R2SB,
United Kingdom

Good day,

With due respect I would like to disclose a mutual transaction to you.
I am Mr.John Decker, a Mining Engineer in the Department ofPrecious Metal Finance with Standard Bank London. We have a consignmentin our custody valued at $15,500,000.00 USD (Fifteen Million, Five HundredThousand United States Dollars) which was deposited by one of our customerin 1998.

For the past four years it is been recorded in our computer system that
the beneficiary of the deposited consignment is dead and up till date we
have not received any signal from his relatives for claiming of the deposited
consignment. Further to the above, two of my colleagues and I, resolved
to solicit for your cooperation to move out this consignment to our sister's
company for your collection as the beneficiary since you bear the same surname
with the depositor, we will be responsible forall the documentations that will give your claim all legal backing neededas the next of kin.

However, as soon as I receive your favourable response from you indicating
your full names, telephone and fax numbers, then Iwill update you on the mapped out procedures towards the success of this transaction.

I am looking forward for your kindly response to my personal email;
Regards,
John Decker





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