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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: Swaan Smith <swaansmith44@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:13:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HELP ME TO ACTUALIZE THIS BUSINESS


Dear Mr VICTIMNAME,

This is to acknowledge the receit of your email and I thank you for your response.Please this is real and i really need your help please. Like i said before my name is Swaan Smith, Chief Financial Officer, EARTHLINK FINANCAL SECURITY LONDON. Please, this transfer of deposit is real and i come with the best of mutual intension.We stand to loose this deposit if not remitted within the next 17 bank working days.This is as stated by the constitution and there is no law order against the embezzlement of the funds by the government. Please help me if you can.I do not need any further help from you order than helping me claim and secure this deposit.Please be honest to my question,Can your account carry this € 24,500,000.00 (Twenty Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros) deposit without any problems from your bank or government after transfer to you. Please am asking because i want a good assurance on the safety of my deposit after transfer to your account. I will not want to
loose it please. Please be honest to this question.I promise 30% of the total deposit sum € 24,500,000.00 (Twenty Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros) after the successful transfer of the funds into your nominated bank account overseas.Am sorry if this will be a low offer but it's all i can afford.
Please get back to me with the following internaries, so as to enable Late Gerald A. Soffen's personal attorney (Barrister Godfrey Cole) prosecute the legal side of this transaction at the earliest possible time, the instant you receive this message.
YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS.
AGE.
SEX.
RELIGION.
PROFFESSION.
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
ANY MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION ( BIRTH CERTIFICATE, MAKES MORE SENSE FOR THE VERIFICATIONS BY THE LONDON COURT)
Barrister Godfrey Cole have to apply to the London court for the change of beneficiary status certificate and Letter of adminstration on your behalf; Thus making you the bonafide beneficary of the total funds as deposited with my bank EARTHLINK FINANCAL SECURITY BANK . Not to worry for i will take care of all documentation with every merticulously.
I await your humble response,
Yours faithfully,

SWAAN SMITH
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
EARTHLINK FINANCAL SECURITY LONDON.



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