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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: "John Scott" <johnscott2003@msn.com>
Reply-To: john_sc55@yahoo.com.ar
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 21:18:14 +0000
Subject: From Mr.John Scott !!!!!!!!!

>From The Auditor
Head Of The Department
Bank of Scotland,
United Kingdom
E-Mail:john_sc055@yahoo.com.ar
Phone:447040124814

Hello My Dear,

My Name is Mr.John Scott,the chief auditor Bank of Scotland,London Branch.
On a routine inspection i discovered a dormant account with a Ballance of
£15,000,000.00 {Fifteen Million Pounds Sterlings} On Further investigation,
i also discovered that the account holder Late Mr.Morris Thompson,of alaska
america who perished in alaska plane crash airlines flight 261 with other
passengers aboard.

He died leaving no beneficiary to the account, the bank will approve this
money to any foreigner who have information about this account which i will
give to you. because the former operator of this account is a foreigner from
alaska America and i am certainly sure that he is dead and nobody will come
to claim this money again.Therefore i need your full cooperation in this
transaction, i will provide all the necessary information needed in order to
claim this money, but you will need to send to me information about yourself
so that i will trust you for this business your full name and address
including you phone/fax number and your occupation,

I want to assure you that this transfer is 100% risk free you have nothing
to worry about because i am with the account information of Late Mr.Morris
which i will give to you.

Finally, i promise you 30% of the total money for your corporation and
assistance while 60 % will be for me there after i and my family will visit
your country for investement and 5% will be maped out for any expensis that
might made in the procees of succeeding the transaction while remaining 5%
will be donated to the charity and motherless babies home.If you are
interested, please reply me through My Private email
{john_sc055@yahoo.com.ar}

I am looking forward to hear from you.

Best Regard's
Mr.John Scott



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