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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: great_prospect46@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:48:39 -0400
Subject: proposal

Dear friend,


My name is Mark Arthur, a political refugee from LIBERIA. I am contacting

you because i need a very reliable foreign partner who is in a position

of trust and has the ability to maintain a transaction which requires utmost

confidentiality. The deal in brief is that, in the cause of the civil war

in Liberia, My father who happens to be a close associate of top government

officers was able to make for himself up to $21M USD .Before his assasination

last year,he was able to deposit the money in a security
company.His death has made me the full beneficiary of the money since i
am his
eldest child and because of the fact that i lost my mother and my 2 bothers
to
the civil war.Now, i need a trust worthy foreign partner who will assist
me
invest the money in a real estate business onany other viable business viable
business in your country. I know you could be in position to assist and
participate in realizing this
transaction, please contact me immediately with the email address:
mark_arthur46@personal.ro on areas of investment you think will be profitable
to me
and the procedures to follow.
Your response would be highly appreciated.

Regards,

Mark Arthur


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Win 12 amazing weekend breaks, one every month for a year to Dublin, Milan,
the Alps, Paris and beyond

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/competitions/brilliant_weekends.html



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