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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: Mr Sam Thompson <robertblackwood9000@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: thompsongsammy1000@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 14:32:24 +0100
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED


Dear Estate Beneficiary,



I am glad to inform you that we=92ve traced the missing dividends shares of =
your late relative which was supposed to be paid out on the 12th of May 2006, =
We tried to contact you on several occasion only to discover that your =
contact number was no longer in service, in situations like this, we use our =
Trace Master Search device to track down customers or beneficiaries to =
Estate, we strongly advice you to send us the following informations in other =
for us to update our Data Base system immediately.



Contact Number ----------------------



Customer=92s Address =
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However, note that the interest of the dividends shares you are entitled to =
has amass to $19 million, once you provide the required information needed, =
you will be sent a debit card with a maximise range of flexibility when =
withdrawing cash from an ATM Cash Machine and shopping online, and you can =
also transfer funds via our secured telephone banking which has links to =
United Kingdom Banks regulated by the FSA.



Your 8 Digit Account Number is 50711513 and your secured Pin Number is 1513, =
send us the required information needed and the secured access number which =
you can use in gaining access to your account via our telephone banking will =
be sent out to you with immediate effect.



Yours truly,



Robert Hutchison =96 UK Financial Reconcilliation Officer.



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