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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: darekwhite@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 04:48:26 -0800
Subject: FR.MR.DAREK WHITE.

ATTN: SIR/MA



My name is MR.DAREK WHITE., a A BRITON married with two Children. I work
as an Administrative Secretary/Attorney with EURO TRUST SECURITY COMPANY,
MADRID,SPAIN I joined the services of this company in 1991.

I got the information concerning you and your company from our Chamber
of Commerce here and after due consultation, I decided to contact you believing
that by the grace of God that you will be my partner in this business. I
have worked with this company for Nine years. within this period, I watched
with meticulous precision on how African Heads of States and government
functionaries have been moving huge sums of money to their foreign partners.


They bring in these consignments of cash and secretly declare the content
as Family Treasure or Documents etc. these people have consignments deposited
with EURO TRUST SECURITY COMPANY, and their foreign partners. Relatives
and next of kin?s are claiming Most of these consignment and a lot more
are lying here unclaimed for as much as 7 years, as no available information
to anybody except the depositors, and most of them were dead. Since the
inception of the year 2001, EURO TRUST SECURITY COMPANY Management changed
the procedure of claiming of consignments.

As soon as you are able to produce all the secret information as contained
in the secret file of the company as regard
to a particular consignment, it will be released to you upon demand. From
our records, more than 10 consignments has
been claimed in the past Six months and this is why I am seeking for your
co-operation and assistance. We have a consignment belonging to Mr. Francis
Carden a Zimbabwean, who was a campaign manager for President Robert Mugabe
during his relocation campaign in 1999.


Mr. F. Carden deposited a consignment early last year 2000 after he absconded
with ($80.5m USA). Unfortunately, Mr.
Francis Carden died in the Terrorist attack that hit the world trade center
USA on Tuesday 11/09/01 where he went to
meet his partner who will stand as The owner of his consignment. Since his
death, no one knows about this ansaction with this company (EURO TRUST SECURITY
COMPANY) except me who acted as his attorney when he deposited the
consignment. I have finished every arrangement for you to come and claim
the consignment as the next of Kin to Mr.Francis Carden. The procedure is
very simple: - Apply officially to the director of operation EURO TRUST
SECURITY
COMPANY, MADRID,SPAIN, Mr. Emmanuel mike (who I will later give you their
full information) for the release of the consignment No. Zk101. They will
demand for some documents and the security code of the consignment, you
will call on me to supply you with every detailed information as regard
the consignment.

As soon as they have confirmed it to be correct, the company will invite
you for the collection. Nobody will ever know
that I am involved in the deal except the colleague who will write an agreement
for us, I will suggest upon conclusion, that we share the money 50%-50%
more also you will make an arrangement on investing my share in your country
for me. I assure you that this business is very secured and risk free.

I?m looking forward to your reply, before I furnish you with more information.

Yours sincerely,

MR.DAREK WHITE.




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