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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: "Assif - Associazione Italiana" <bibliomonde@noos.fr>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:48:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject:





Sachs & Winston
Top Floor
Trent Towers
252 West Road
Fraserburgh,
London AB43 2HA

1. I am directed to inform a response has long been awaited with respect transfer of your funds totalling $3,000,000. 00 USD.

2. As agreed upon at the Group of 20 nations summit, a portion of a $1.1 trillion increase in resources for the IMF, are chanelled towards the Vulnerability

Fund, of which part proceeds are applied to the Assif - Associazione Italiana Fundrai:ser: Milan, via Macedonio Melloni, 34 http://www.assif.it/, for the

purpose of direct assistance of individuals worldwide in response to the economic meltdown.

3. Assif is co-ordinating a direct supply of a portion of the $1.1 trillion increase to the general public, of which your approved amount is $3,000,000. 00

USD. Mr. Emad Laperrière of Assif placed your cheque in the custody of this chambers last week.

4. This follows the General Disbursement Notice for this project by leaders at the Group of 20 nations summit in London on April 2, comprising - the United

States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Canada - the seven wealthy nations plus the major emerging markets such as China, Russia, Brazil etc.

5. As demands, provisions have been arranged for the purpose of settling our fees and custody costs, hence we expected you would have approached us for

confirmation of your cheque in our custody.

6. We request a response by forwarding your contact co-ordinates - Full names, Address, State, Zip, Country, Sex, Age, Occupation, E-mail address and most

important your phone number to the contact person stated below, as this is all that is necessary to proceed.
CONTACT: Gary Brown, Principal Secretary
MAIL TO: garybrown4392@yahoo.com.hk

7. Upon this communique, as is now deemed necessary, Assif would be informed you have made contact with regards the cheque left for your attention.

8. Thank you.

Signed

Gary Brown, Secretary
for Sachs & Winston

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