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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: "Harrison Moore" <shelley.howard@safeco.com>
Reply-To: harrisonmoore884@ymail.com
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 04:35:41 -0700
Subject: READ "



Sir,

please,permit me to build my confidence on you.

My name is Harrison Moore. I work with one of the leading Banks here in Lon=
don, UK. I would need your consent to present you as the next of kin to our=
late customer who died of heart attack in 2010. He was a wealthy business =
man who deposited some huge amount of money in our Bank. He died without an=
y registered next of kin as he was long divorced and had no child.

I was his account officer and have in my possession all the documents requi=
red to present you as his beneficiary next of kin. We can work together to =
claim this fund.

Please, this is real and its obtainable in almost all the Banks all over th=
e world without people knowing. Let us utilize this opportunity because it =
does not come always. A lot of customers open private accounts with differe=
nt Banks without the knowledge of their families and when they die, such mo=
ney will be considered as bank excess funds unless someone comes to claim i=
t. This is how a lot of Bank Directors make so much money silently.

On your confirmation of this message please, do indicate your interest. I w=
ill furnish you with more details. Please endeavor to provide me with the f=
ollowing information=2019s so that we can discuss in details.


1.Your Full Name:

2.Your Contact Address:

3.Your Profession:

4.Your Age:

5.Your Phone:

I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.
=

Regards,

Mr Harrison Moore.
Phone: +447042055077
Email: harrisonmoore884@ymail.com

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