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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: "Sir. John Dickson" <sir.johnndicksonn@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: sirjohndicksonnglb@live.com
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:52:17 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Funds Transfer

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

Dear Friend,

My name is Sir. John Dickson. I am the accountant of the Gulf Bank
International 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). This
fund
is the excess of what my branch in which I am the accountant made as
profit during the last year. I have already submitted an approved end of
the last
year report for the year 2008 to my Head Office here in Hammer 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 Thousand British Pounds) on a
SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.


As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money
that's why I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this
money into your bank account. I intend to part with 30% of this fund to
you while 70% shall be for me. I don't need to stress that there are
practically
no risk involved in this. It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer 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. You can
contact me on my private e-mail: sirjohndicksonnglb@live.com.

Best regards,
Sir. John Dickson






















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