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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Global Financial Security Company" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.robertbrown679@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 03:43:27 -0700
Subject: Re: Treat Very Urgent Please!..

Dr. Robert Brown,
Global Financial Security Company
Foreign Remittance Department
1 Churchill Place, London,
E14 5HP, United Kingdom,
Tel: +44-703-596-7932


My Dear Friend!

First, I'm soliciting your utmost confidentiality in this transaction after
my two week searching for a reputable foreigner to be identify with. I am
Dr. Robert Brown, Deposit Accrediting Officer of Global Financial Security
Company in London England. I came to you in my private search for a reliable
person to handle this confidential transaction, which involves huge sum of
money to your country through British diplomatic financial delivery.

The Proposition: A foreigner an American, Late Mr. Lucas, James N., 72 an
Engineer with Chevron England, from Las Vegas who died on September 8, 1998,
of the horrific crash of Swissair, Flight 111, which crashed into the
Pacific Ocean, while returning from a business trip, to be sincere with you
he deposited with us at our security volt a consignment in form of two boxes
containing Fifty Million United States Dollars, having heard of the tragic
incident involving late Lucas, James N. and wife Lucas, Anna B., 74, Las
Vegas the security company now expects a next of kin as beneficiary.

However, valuable efforts have been made by the financial security company's
management to get in touch with any of his family members but I personally
found out that he died with his wife and had no child or children that are
known to us. The only name of next of kin given to us by late Lucas James
unfortunately was with him in the same flight that crashed been his wife,
and this is unknown to the security company's management. I'm taking this
advantage in order to better my life and that of my family as well as I made
you my partner over this deal to partake in sharing this fund.

I now decided to seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to
late Lucas James, so that the consignment containing the money is released
to you as the next of kin. All documents and proves to enable you get this
fund will be carefully worked out, by the lawyer that will be employ to work
on our behalf. Moreover I am with the original copy of the deposit
Certificate and other valuable document in other to send it to you, so that
you can contact our head office to claim the same fund as the next of kin
You can take time and verify from the website as shown herein for
confirmation of the crash,

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/916128/

I am assuring you that this transaction and its procedures is 100% legal and
risk free involvement. Your share stays as while the rest will be for me and
my co-worker . The sharing of the fund between the two of us will be as
follows: 30% of the total sum will go to you for your effort and commitment
to the success of this transaction. 70% will be for us here. As soon as I
receive an acknowledgement of the receipt of this message in Acceptance, I
will immediately start up with the process. If this proposal is acceptable
by you, kindly reply me immediately you get this mail.

I want you to also furnish me with your private telephone/fax or preferably
your mobile numbers. I shall guard you on how to apply for the release of
the consignment in your favor as the next of kin. Finally, note that the
security company officers/management does not know the contents of the
consignment but as the Deposit Accrediting Officer of a Security company, I
happened to have the privilege of knowing the content of the consignment.

Regards

Dr. Robert Brown,
Global Financial Security Company
Foreign Remittance Department
Tel: +44-703-596-7932

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