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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: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Mr.=20Morgan=20Reids?=" <rosana@temple.com.br>
Reply-To: accountant.morgan@admin.in.th
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:34:46 -0300
Subject: Message/Feedback 20/04/2011

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Morgan Reid’s an Accountant & the Auditor General of one of the new
Generation Bank in United Kingdom (Natwest).Though, this medium (Internet)
Has been greatly abused, But 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. Well I have a urgent and lucrative business transaction that will
Profit the both of us after completion of this transaction. so I need an
Urgent response from you in other for me to give you more details of what
i have to discuss with you.

Please send your response to my private mail below, and below you can
Still find my private cell number

Email: accountant.morgan@admin.in.th
Tel: +447024025840

Sincerely,
Mr. Morgan Reid’s


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