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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: "Robert Bagwell" <rbagwell23@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: robbagwell@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 19:30:45 +0100
Subject: Funds Transfer.


From: The Accountant, Gulf Bank International,
4 Enfield Road, Etham.
London.


Dear Friend,


My name is Robert Bagwell. I am the accountant of the Gulf BankInternational
London.I am a British citizen married with two kids. I am writing to
solicit your assistance in the noble transfer of£1.800,000.00 (One Million,
Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds). Thisfund is the excess of what my
branch in which I am the accountant madeas profit during the last year. I
have already submitted an approved endof the last year report for the year
2007 to my Head Office here inHammer smith and they will never know of this
Excess. I have since then,placed this amount of £1.800,000.00 (One Million,
Eight Hundred ThousandBritish Pounds) on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a
beneficiary.


As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this moneythus
I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this moneyinto your
bank account. I intend to part with 30% of this fund to youwhile 70% shall
be for me. I do need to stress that there arepractically no risk involved in
this. It is going to be a bank-to-banktransfer to your nominated bank
account anywhere you feel safer.


All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.If
you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response.

Best regards,

Robert Bagwell.

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