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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: David Duke <globals.duke100@gmail.com>
Reply-To: globals.duke1900@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:52:35 +0900
Subject: FROM:David Duke & Co. Solicitors

FROM: David Duke & Co. Solicitors,
323 Green Lane,
N4 2ES London, England.
Telephone:+447024072982



Dear,
We are London based solicitors working as representative solicitors to the
United Nations. In the course of a recently concluded 2011 investigations
and subsequent arrests of suspected fraudsters and scammers in Africa
rejoin, in collaboration of the present governments of Nigeria, Ghana, Cote
D\\\'Ivoire, Burkinafaso and South Africa, the UN security operatives have so
far arrested and prosecuted over 300 government and banking officials and
arrest is still going on.


So far, the UN security operative has also recovered about $5.1 Billion
from both cash in accounts and properties and assets confiscated. It is
from the address books of the arrested officials that your email address
was recovered.


Right now, the United Nations (UN) and their Africa Union (AU) counterpart
is paying a $1,000,000.00 compensation to those whose emails addresses and
other personal data are recovered from these arrested officials, and also
paying full contract or inheritance and wining amounts to those with
provable information qualifying them as genuine contractors and
beneficiaries of funds in the affected African countries.


Which Category do you fall? Have you been getting emails for payments from
these countries? OR are you a legitimate contractor and fund beneficiary in
any of the affected African country?
Please, indicate clearly as you get back to me for proper grid lines and
details on how to receive this compensation OR your full payment.
Waiting.


Barrister Chris Williams Esq.,
(PRINCIPAL PARTNER TO :)
David Duke & Co. Solicitors,
323 Green Lane,
N4 2ES London, England.
Email:globals.duke1900@gmail.com


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