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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: Luis Parret <bodega@aguapen.com.ec>
Reply-To: "luisparret1@gmail.com" <luisparret1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 04:47:30 -0500 (ECT)
Subject: Letter From Luis parret



>From Luis parret
Postfach 8098 Zürich
Switzerland.
Swiss Clearing Number:230
Postal Account: 80-2-2
SWIFT: UBSW CH ZH 80A

Hello,

I work with Bank UBS AG Zurich at their offshore department Zurich Switzerland . I will be happy to work this deal out with you if you have a corporate or personal Bank Account and if you are capable to keep TOP SECRET.

During one of our periodic auditing I discovered some dormant accounts with holding balances of 320,000,000 million US Dollars,
If you know that you are capable to handle large or small amount on trust and can keep secret and ready to take 40% of any amount I transfer to your account from the dormant accounts and I will take 60%, send your account information’s by return mail. Tell me more about yourself, while I look forward to receive the above information. Please you can write me to my most private email address (luisparret1@gmail.com).

I want to re-assure you that this business is risk free and you can send an empty account to receive the funds, provided that the account is capable to receive incoming funds. Send your private mobile phone number where I can reach you now. and let me hear from you. Thank you for your
time and attention.

Warmest regards,
Mr.Luis Parret.

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