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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: "wilfredpal101@gmail.com" <wilfredpal101@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 12:00:40 -0300
Subject: RESEARCH PROGRAM 2016!



Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Dr.Wilfred Paul, the manager of research and management
department, Savills UK.


I do not only write this letter based on the duties and obligation
assigned to my office,but I am specially directed by the management to
do so. This is a research program in which the management of the
company conduct a survey research to enabled the company to acquire
knowledge and ideas of the nature of business to introduce in other
countries.


The managing director of the company has already awarded the sum of
35 million U.S dollars to be invested into a lucrative business in
your Country. The fund has already been transferred to a Global
Security Company ,UK. So being a director of a Company, we seek your
assistance technically and Morally to help us transfers this fund to
your Country,so that we can utilize it for the proposed purpose (
Business).


The managing director has also awarded 25% of this fund as a
consultancy fees that is to be paid to you after the transaction.

For more details, send your reply to savillsukcompany@yahoo.co.uk
immediately.

Your immediate response is anticipated.

Thanks.


Yours faithfully.

Dr.Wilfred Paul.

Tel:+44-793-742-4661
www.savills.co.uk/

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