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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: "Dr. Mark Nestor" <mnest057@msn.com>
Reply-To: <projects_001@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 17:28:45 +0000
Subject: Business Proposal/ Call Me



Compliments of the Day,

I want to make a proposal of business transaction which value sum is GBP £36,000,000 (Thirty Six Million British Pounds Sterling) to you, of which I believe will be of much interest to you and also a mutual benefit for both of us.

I need your co-operation to transfer the above mentioned sum out of England to any part of the world. And I am confident that you will give your consideration to this proposal and response positively within a short period of time. I am available to discuss this proposal with you and to answer any questions you may have in regard to this fund.

As soon as you give your positive response to this proposal, I will not hesitate in sending you the details and procedures of the transaction. Please call me on this telephone +44 703 592 3368 for more additional information.



Look forward to discussing this opportunity further with you in more detail shortly.


Sincerely,


Dr. Mark Nestor
Chartered Accountant
Lloyds Banking Group Plc
Tel: +44 703 592 3368


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