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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: "greg parkars" <parkarsgreg01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: greg_parkars2005@katamail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 19:00:50 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

Serve Trust Inc.,
Plaza Castilla 29814,
Madrid Spain.

Dear Client,
Good day.

I am Mr.Greg Parkars, of Serve Trust Securitas S.A,Madrid
Spain.Please I will like you to help me in clearing a box containing

treasures/US$16.5Million[Sixteen Million,Five Hundred Thousand

Dollars]which has been dormant in our vault for the past four years

now.You at liberty to negotiate you share percentage as compensation

for your acceptance to partnershipship with me in this direction and

above all,I intend to invest my share into properties which shall be

under

your direct supervision in your country for pending my attaining

service retirement age at serve trust Inc.

By statutory implications the box will be handed over to Espanan

government authorities if not serviced within the next two months. I

have every details on how you will go about it and will detail you as

soon as I hear from you.
Thanks for your anticipated acceptance.

Greg Parkars.


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