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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 Marriott" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <britshfinac@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:11:15 +0100
Subject: British Finance Monitoring Unit.

Hello

My Name is Dr Mark John. I am contacting you for an advice on how I can invest some fund under your care. The fund is a proceed from the sales of crude oil allocated to me while in office as an Adviser to the Oil Company.
I
f this matter interest you, quickly forward your relevant retails , Full Name, Contact Address, City, State, Post Code, Home Phone Number, Cell Phone Number.
Note that I am under pressure to move the fund. Please reply to my alternative email Address johnmark00john@yahoo.com.hk

Sincerely

Dr John Mark


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THE BRITISH FINANCE MONITORING UNIT
LONDON, ENGLAND.
TELEPHONE #:+44-7031936122



>From the Desk Of Mr. Peter Marroitt.
Office Of The Director
British Finance Monitoring Unit.


Sir,

Be inform that it has come to our notice that a huge sum of money has been credited in your name for transfer and is currently floating in the international banking community.

Under the stipulated Law of the Government of Great Britain and other member countries of the United Nations, any huge amount of money that has been found in the international computer data system waiting to be transferred without claims for a period of 6 months or less, shall be confiscated and forfeited to the United Nations account.

We do hereby ask you to contact this office immediately for ratification within the 3 days of this notice by forwarding to us all your current information including your direct telephone number and postal address where your payment release documents will be send to you in order for us to confirm your personal receipt of this fund or consider your fund confiscated.

Be informed that as soon as we receive your current data then we will endorse with the legal preparation of your payment release documents and immediately instruct our authorized Bank of International Settlement (BIS) to release your funds by forwarding your file to them for immediate payment consideration.

We appreciate your urgent co-operation.

Yours Faithully,


Mr. Peter Marroitt.
The Director
British Finance Monitoring Unit.

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