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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: "WHITE SMITH" <whitesmith_40@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrwhitesmith01@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:05:29 +0000
Subject: CONPLIMENT OF THE SEASON AND HAPPY NEY YEAR!

FROM: MR.WHITE E SMITH
14, Cameroon House, Wyndham Road,
Camber well, S.E. 5 OUJ. London UK.
Email:mrwhitesmith01@yahoo.com


CONPLIMENT OF THE SEASON AND HAPPY NEY YEAR!

I am MR.JOHN E WHITE a British citizen and I am 48 yras of age. I work with
a Finance and Security Company in East London UK. I am the accounting
officer of Mr. Nelson Owen who died on the recent bomb blast which occurred
in London on the 7th of July 2005. Mr. Nelson Owen who is our Client with
Account Number UBS 101-720-4 has left the sum of four Million one hundred
and twenty thousand pounds ($4,120.000.00USD) for deposit, this Amount is
yet to be credited in his favour before he died on the recent bomb blast in
London.

I want you to open an account with my Bank so that I can credit this amount
to you while you shall receive 40% of the fund I and my colleague will have
60%. The name of the bank is Finance and Security Company and all relevant
information’s will be given to you, when you contact me on my private
Email:mrwhitesmith01@yahoo.com.


Treat with utmost confidentiality.
Yours sincerely,
MR.WHITE E SMITH.
Finance and Security Company.

PERSONAL DATA
FULL NAMES:________________________________________
GENDER____________________________________________
DATE OF BIRTH:_____________________________________
NATIONALITY: _______________________________________
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: ___________________________
MARITAL STATUS: __________________________________
HOME ADDRESS:____________________________________
OFFICE ADDRESS:___________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________________
FAX NUMBER:________________________________________
OCCUPATION:________________________________________
POSITIONHELD:______________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________________
NEXT OF KIN:______________________________________
ACCOUNT TYPE:_____________________________________


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