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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: Gary Johnson <mr.garyj14@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 16:52:03 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME.



Greetings,
I am Mr. Gary Johnson, the General auditor and headof computing department of our bank. I have urgent and very confidential businessproposition for you. I understand thatthrough Internet is not the best way to link up withyou because of theconfidentiality which the transaction demands.
I discovered a dormant account in my office, as thegeneral auditorwith Bank of Scotland. The account has been dormantand has not been operated for the past five (5) years.From my investigations and confirmations, the owner ofthis account, aforeigner by name Mr. Eshed B. Williams, he died inJuly, 2000 andsince then nobody has done anything as regards toclaiming of thismoney because he has no family members who are awareof the existence of neither the account nor the funds.It will be in myinterest to transfer thisfund worth 15,000,000 million pounds in an accountoffshore.
This transaction is totally free of risk and as thefund is legitimateand does not originate from drug, money laundry,terrorism or any otherillegal act.
If you can be a collaborator to this please indicateinterest immediatelyfor us to proceed. Your contact phone numbers a copyof your internationalpassport via email scan and name will be necessary forthis effect.
On receipt of your response I will furnish you withdetailed clarification as it relates to this mutual benefittransaction.
Regards and respect,
Mr. Gary Johnson.General AuditorBank of Scotland
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