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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <jorn_jannick@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:02:04 +0000
Subject: Business Proposal



JØRN JANNICKLLOYDS TSB BANK UK
Good Day,Friend
I want to apologise if my email do not conform to your normal ethics,but i am contacting you based on trust and personal recommendation.
I am contacting you for a business transaction involving GBP£10,000,000 (10 Million Pounds Sterling) Please contact me immediatelyfor a business deal.
I am presently the External Auditor of Bank Of Lloyds Plc,with yoursincere assistant and co-operation,I am determined to work this dealwith you if you can do the business.
At the moment,I am constrained to issue more details about thisbusiness until your positive response is received. Please take amoment of your time to read this andsend your response. I assure you that this deal is worth taking andhighly profitable.
Thank you for your time and attention.Warmest regards,
JØRN JANNICKLLOYDS TSB BANK UK

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