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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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Fraud email example:

From: Mrs_HELEN WILLIAMS <mrs_helen111@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 03:36:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT FROM (HELEN AND DAVID BRINES.)


HELEN BRIAN WORL INC.

A&C DESIGNER
ART WORKS INC.
OFFICE
34 Parliament Street,
York, YO18SG, UK

Dear,

My name is Helen Brines, I and my husband are artists and designers, my husband David is also a lecturer in the university of Kent, we own A&C DESIGNER ART WORKS INC in London, Zealand (United Kingdom) we live in London United Kingdom, with our 4 kids, four cats, one dog and the love of my life my husband David brines. It is definitely a full house, I have been doing artwork since I was a small child that gives me about 23 years of experience I majored in art in high school and took a few college art courses Most of my work is done in either pencil or art brush mixed with color pencils.

I have recently added designing and creating artwork on the computer, I have been selling my art for the last 3 years and have had my work featured on trading cards, prints and in magazines, I have sold in galleries and to private collectors from all around the world. I am always facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling my art works to American companies and other companies in all around the world, they are always offering to pay from their home equity line of credit which makes it difficult for me to receive the transfer into my checking account here in London United Kingdom because the funds from an equity line of credit must be received with an equity line of credit account too.

Due to the fact that our government does not approve of home equity line of credit from the United states to London.
I am looking for a representative in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA who has a home equity line of credit to be working for me as a part time worker and i will be willing to pay 10% for every transaction, which would? affect your present job, someone who would help me receive payments from my customers in the states and other parts of the country, I mean someone that is responsible and reliable, I am working on setting up a branch in the state, so for now i need a representative in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA who has an equity` line of credit, who will be handling the payment aspect for our company.

These payments would be wired into your equity line of credit and you will transfer it at once into your checking` accuont`and transfer to my bank account after misusing your 10% and cost of transfer.
The ttal amount you would assist me in receiving in your `equity line of credit is $350,000 usd
But the problem i have is trust, i have made arrangement with the FBI in Washington, that if anybody gets away with my money they will definitely get hold with the person, and the person will go to JAIL for LOOTING my funds ,
NOTE: All charges or tax will be deducted from the money, so you are rest assured that you wouldn’t spend a dime out of your personal money.
If you are interested, please get back to me as soon as possible via email.
N: B, Please send to me the listed information below:

(1)Your full name:
(2)Your full home address,
(3)Your age
(4)Occupation
(5) Your equity line of credit full information
(6) Marital status
(7) Direct contact telephone number AND LASTLY ANY FORM OF IDENTIFICATION LIKE DRIVING LICENCE, ID CARD OR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.


Thanks for your assistant and God bless,
HELEN AND DAVID BRINES.
Director of A&C DESINER ART WORKS INC,
London, United Kingdom.



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