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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: "BRITISH SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE MI6 LONDON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <john.mi6@blumail.org>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 01:50:10 +0100
Subject: FUND BENEFIT (LIAISON OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT)

Office of the British Secret Intelligence Service Mi6
P.O Box 1300,Vauxhall - London SE1 1BD - United Kingdom.
Website: http://www.sis.gov.uk/output/sis-home-welcome.html
S.I.S Ref: LN/mi6/SIS/XX027


Dear Beneficiary,



BRITISH JURISDICTIONAL FUND LETTER:



As Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) also known as Mi6, SIS provides the British
Government with a global covert capability to promote and defend the national security and
economic well-being of the United Kingdom. Regional instability, Financial Frauds, terrorism,
the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and illegal narcotics are among the major
challenges of the 21st century. SIS assists the government to meet these challenges.
To do this effectively SIS must protect the secrets of its sources and methods.




http://www.sis.gov.uk/output/sis-home-welcome.html




In regards to Legislation and accountability, SIS like other British intelligence and security agencies,
is subject to parliamentary, ministerial, judicial and financial oversight. Oversight is based on two
pieces of UK legislation, the intelligence services Act 1994 (I.S.A) and the Regulation of Investigatory
Powers Act 2000 (R.I.P.A).



With notice, SIS has litigated a group of apprehended UK-based multimillionaire financial fraudsters
who dubiously perpetrated fraudulent acts with first degree ulterior motives against you through your
e-mail over the internet in the United Kingdom.



By court order, prior to 12 years prison sentence charged upon them by the Lord Chief Justice
and President of the Courts of England and Wales (R.H, The Lord Judge: Igor Judge, Baron Judge),
the culprits were placed on a bail by way of compensation to you in a sum of 2,350,000 (Two million,
three hundred and fifty thousand British Pounds Sterling) in lieu of British International Fundamental
Human Rights Ordinances of 1997, of which your benefited fund has been brought in cash to our
Head Office by the culprits' Legal councils prior to their inception of jail term.



Click on your ''REPLY'' to contact the British Secret Intelligence (MI6) Chief of Operations
indicating your names, phone contact, age, current residential address & a valid identity card.



Caution: Do not recopy this letter or publicize the above Britain's secret agent or the secret
email identity above. For SIS diligence & effectiveness, it must protect the secrets of its
sources & methods.



The Management,
British Secret Intelligence Service
London, United Kingdom.

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