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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: "Mr peter khan" <peterkhan13@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: peterkhan00@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 18:44:54 +0100
Subject: The Auditor/Head

The Auditor/Head
of Department
ROyal Bank of Scotland,
United Kingdom.

(Great Opportunity Very Urgent and Confidential)
_______________________________________________

Dear Friend,

I want
to transfer out £15,000,000.00
(Fifteen Million Pounds Sterling) from
our bank here,
I have the courage to look for a reliable and honest

person who will be capable for this important transaction,
believing
that you will never let me down either now or in future.

I want to
transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad
but i don't
know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a
foreigner because
this money can not be approved to any local
bank here in Scotland, but
can only be approved to any foreign
account because the money is pounds
sterlings and the former
owner of the account is John Hughes and he was
a foreigner too.


I am contacting you because of the need to involve a
foreigner
with a foreign account as the real beneficiary.

At the
conclusion of this business, you will be given 35% of the
total amount,
60% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses
both parties might
have incurred during this process.

Send me as a matter of urgent for
onward processing:

(1) Your Private: Tele& Fax Number
(2) Your
Account: Number you trust where the money will transferd
(3) Your
Account: Name
(4) Your Bank: Address
(5) Your Bank: Name

I await your
earliest reply,
Thanks.

Sincerely,
Mr. PETER KHAN

___________________________________________________________

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