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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: FCE BANK <info.thomas47@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 20:38:58 +0530
Subject: RE: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN!

Hello!

I wish to contact you for an issue that required your attention, Dr Alfred Philip Auditor FCE Bank Ltd London, i am contacting you reference to our Client Mr Maltidevi Madan Gupta who died 26 November 2008 in Mumbai India Terrorist Attacks,before this incident, he made some deposit with us, all effort to reach immediate family prove abortive and the management has decided to confiscate this fund since it has been dormant for years now.

This is my personal research to see if i can get any person from the immediate family of Maltidevi Madan Gupta or else where to stand as next of kin to sum of $5.2/Million USD.

Any useful information will be highly appreciated. Note, this should be private!

Thanks.
Dr Thomas George.
Email:info.thomas47@yahoo.co.uk

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