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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: "Dulwich Gallery" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:46:35 -0800
Subject: EQUITY LINE CREDIT ACCOUNT HOLDER(S)

THIS OFFER IS OFFICIALLY MEANT FOR EQUITY LINE CREDIT ACCOUNT HOLDER(S) AND VALID CREDIT CARD USER(S) IN UNITED STATE AND CANADA ONLY


Dulwich Gallery
Gallery Road, Dulwich Village.
London SE21 7AD.
United Kingdom
Tel:+44 7031966773

Good Day to You,
I am pleased to give you a mega offer as a consultant with our fledgling company.
We at Dulwich Gallery have a mission to help individuals with investing into the Art & Antique but due to our wide range of customers and low reach in terms of offices worldwide, we have decided to make ties with individuals in United State and Canada that has Equity Line of Credit Account who are willing to be a part of our mission to make the future bright for our investors.

Job Description:
Currently, due to the abundance of Art and Antique in the West African region, we are pitching our Resource Office there besides our Head Office thats present here in the UK.We have abundant investors in the USA and Canada but sometimes have difficulties getting their investment bids across to us, your job will entail the cashing in of investment bids from our investors and sending the funds back to one of our offices through means that will be given to you when the time arises.
Our advanced and professional seasoned workers set up this form transaction so it does not affect your day job.

Remuneration:
In an instance whereby you receive an investment bid from our customer, you will be entitled to 10% of the total amount you cash. For example; if you cash an investment bid of $300,000, your pay on that bid will be $30,000, which is subject to change depending on the number of bids that you cash.
Interested individuals,companies or organizations should kindly fill the information below and send it back to us:

Your Name...................
Address................
Your Phone No (home and mobile)..................
Occupation.....................
Age.............
Are you a property owner in US/Canada........
Do you have an existing checking account line of credit.......
What is your Credit Limit................
What Financial Institution is your Line Of Credit.....

Yours Faithfully,
Phill Williams
Administrative Secretary,
Dulwich Gallery
Gallery Road, Dulwich Village,
London SE21 7AD
Rc:122132
www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

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