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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: "Mark Moore" <mark_mo2007@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: markmoore_2003@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:20:24 +0100
Subject: DEAR FRIEND.

Equity Finance & Securities.
Peterborough Court,
1333 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2BB
Email: info@ef-sec.com

ATTN:

I am MR. MARK MOORE , a consignment manager with Equity Finance &
Securities London ,UK. I was directed to inquire if you can handle this
transaction on behalf of my boss Dr. Greg Montgomery.
The main reason for contacting you is to invite you to be a partner in
progress. We need to present someone as the beneficiary to the funds, hence
we are seeking your consent to assist us claim this $6.3 million dollars
left in our finance company by our late deceased foreign customer since
January 2002.

The fund is currently laying in our custody awaiting claim. We will give you
more details when we receive your affirmative response. The primary reason
for contacting you is your location and due to the fact that he died of a
terminal illness without a nuncupative will or otherwise. The most
important thing is that can we trust you? Once the funds get to you, you
take 40% out and keep 60% for me until my arrival to your country.

Your own part of this deal is to find a safe place where the funds can be
sent to. If you are interested kindly send your full name, address,
occupation and phone number
for easy communication.

Looking forward to hear from you.

Yours Faithfully
MR MARK MOORE.

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