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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: "HENRY DUNCAN" <wellhenryduncan22@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: henryduncan123@myway.com
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:14:43 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION;

ATTENTION;
I n order to transfer the sum of GBP15m from our bank here in London.
I have the courage to look for a reliable person who will be capable
and honest or this important transaction, believing that you will not let
my effort down in future, I am Mr. Henry Duncan, the auditor and computing
staff of.Barclays.Bank here in the UK.
There is an account opened in this bank since 1995 and since 2001
nobody have operated it, after my investigation in some files I could lay my
hands upon, I discovered that if I do not remit this urgent in an account
urgently, it will be confiscated by our bank.
The owner of this account is late Mr. John Hughes Coe and a manager of
petrol- chemical service and also an engineer here in London who died
since 2001.

My dear, nobody knows about this account or anything about this
account, it is at this junctures that I deem your assistance to remit this
money into your account.
I am only contacting you as a friend and partner and as well a
foreigner, who will not betray me or try to cheat me when have received this
money.I know that this massage will come to you as a surprise as you do not
knowboth do I know you this transaction is real, and one hundred percent
risk free, and hoping you will be of immense assistance to each other when
the transaction has been concluded.
When the transfer is approved and payment schedule is allocated
overseas through our offshore payment representative for final clearance an
signing of the payment released form to you as the beneficiary of funds.

I want us to meet face in a round table meeting concern the success of
this transaction to discuss the percentage of sharing the money. Or sign a
binding agreement to bind us together in this transaction, so that we can
receive this money into your nominated Bank account or any account of your
choice.
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner, where
we can receive these funds as the real beneficiary of money.
I need your co operation to make this dream a reality; I am ready to
give 25% out of the total sum of money upon the conclusion of
transaction with you.
I need your assurance that we can work together to achieve.

BEST REGARD TO YOU ,
MR .HENRY DUNCAN.
ruthwell,dumfries DGI 4nn,
SOUTH LONDON,UK

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