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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: "peter nickton"<pat_1@myway.com>
Reply-To: xxpin@tsamail.co.za
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 09:56:55 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT










PROJECT FROM: (MR. PETER NICKTON)#123CB/PBV,MAIN CITY,P.O. BOX 1924,LENASIA 1829 MIDDLESEXLONDON.TEL: + 44 7045705461FAX: + 44 7075055615Dear Sir/MADAM,RE:TRANSFER OF £48,223,000.00 MILLION POUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business.Though,this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest medium of communication. However, this correspondence is unofficial and Private, and it should be treated as such. Therefore you should take this information to yourself because all the information you have here is very very confidential and reality.At first I will like to assure you that this transaction is 100% risk and trouble free to both parties.IN ORDER TO TRANSFER OUT (FORTY EIGHT MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY THREE THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS) FROM OUR BANK HERE IN LONDON. THE FUND FOR TRANSFER IS OF CLEAN ORIGIN.THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT IS A FOREIGNER, a program leader who was
believed to acquire the fund through his secret Crude Oil deal with the Former IRAQI Government.The deceased died with all the members of his family in an auto-accident on saturday 3 January 2004. without a WILL. The amount involvedis [£48, 223,000.00 MILLION BRITISH POUNDS].I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT ABROAD BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY FOREIGNER WHOM I CAN TRUST, I KNOW THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AS WE DON'T KNOW OURSELVES BEFORE, BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS. I CONTACT YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NOT LET ME DOWN ONCE THE FUND GOES INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.I will like you to attend to this with full heartdfully, so i need your bank details , so that i will be able to forward an application to the Bank for the Approvals of this fund on your behalf, so do get back to me Asap.kindly arrange it in this manner.... Your Full Name............Your private Tell #.........Your Address.........Account #..........Bank
Name..........Bank Address.........AT THE CONCULSION OF THE TRANSACTION I WILL TAKE 65% OF THE TOTAL FUND I WILL GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM WHILE 5% WILL BE FOR ANY EXPENCES THAT MIGHT ARISE AT THE COST OF THIS TRANSACTION Let me hear from you URGENTLY.You can also Email me for more detail. I will be happy to work with you as partner. Thank's for your maxinium co-operation,remain blessed and note that this is not a junk mail.Best Regards,Mr.Peter Nickton.



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