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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: "Dr.Anthony Gibson" <dr.anthonygibson2005@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 06:23:48 -0700
Subject: WHOM IT MAY CONCERN



CONFIRM THIS INFORMATION TO THIS OFFICE NOW

Please beneficiary, did you instruct Mrs.Marie Barrow from Canada and
Mr.John Walters that work with Bank of America new York To claim your long
over due lotto, Inheritance fund and Investment fund valued at $5.5 million
which was deposited in our security vault for safe keeping by the united
states government


This is the bank account your representative Mrs.Marie Barrow provide for
us to wire your inheritance fund valued at $5.500,000 united states dollars
(Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into

Bank Name: HSBC CANADA
Bank address : William Peter Boulevard CASTRIES SAINT LUCIA
Account Name: Marie Barrow
BANK CODE: H S B C L C L C.
TRANSIT #: 0575

Please get back to us now if you really instructed her to receive your
contract funds on your behalf.

You can reach me on my official email address :
dr.anthonygibson2005@gmail.com Telephone no: Tel: +447031969768


Your faithfully,

Dr.Anthony Gibson
Director Clearance department
United Nations

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