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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: "MR.ALLIEN DAVIS" <oforbenson@bensonzone.net>
Reply-To: allan_davis_2003@yahoo.com.br
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 11:01:29 +0000
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME DEAR FRIEND

GLOBAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL
BANK, 52 FLOOR MARY LAND.
AUSTRIA.

M.D ALLAN DAVIS
EMAIL:allan_davis_2003@yahoo.com.br

DEAR SIR/MA.

THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT IT WAS
OUT OF MY DESIRE TO SHARE THIS MUTUAL PROPOSAL WITH
YOU, I GOT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS THROUGH THE CHAMBERS
OF COMMERCE HERE IN AUSTRIA.

MY NAME IS MR.ALLAN DAVIS A GENERAL SECRETARY IN
ASSOCIATE FINANCIAL INTERNATIONAL BANK HERE IN AUSTRIA
THERE IS A CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING A SUM OF (12,000,000.00USD)TWELVE MILLION
UNITED STATES
DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN OUR COMPANY FOR SAFE KEEPING BY
ONE MR. GUEI WALTER BEFORE HIS DEATH, NO ONE HAS COME
TO CLAIM THIS CONSIGNMENT AS A BENEFICIARY TILL DATE.

WE TRIED TO MOVE THE COMSIGNMENT THROUGH A DIPLOMATIC MEANS OF COURIER USP
BEFORE THE COMSIGNMENT WAS SIZED IN UNITED STATE OF AMERICA AND LATER
RETURNED BACK TO OUR COUNTRY, HERE IS THE TRANCKING NUMBER OF THE LAST
SHIPMENT OF THE CONSIGNMENT YOU CAN TRACK THE MONEY FOR MORE VERIFICATIONS
ON U.P.S COURIER WEBSITE www.ups.com THE TRACKING NUMBER ARE [M1029288807]

I AM HONORABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AS
FOLLOWS:

(1) I WANT YOU TO ACT AS A BENEFICIARY
(2) I WANT YOU TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS
MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED BUT BEFORE THAT WE ARE PLANNING TO MOVE THE MONEY
TO OUR HEADQUATER IN HOLLAND FOR SECURITY REASONS.

I WILL PROVIDE YOU THE ENTIRE NECESSARY DOCUMENT FOR
THIS CONSIGNMENT TO PROVE THE CONSIGNEE AS A
BENEFICIARY TO THE COMPANY, 40% OF TOTAL AMAOUNT
MAPPED OUT FOR YOU WHILE THE 60% MAPPED OUT FOR ME.

IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH MY CONDITION DO NOT HESITATE TO
SEND ME AN EMAIL ON ADDRESS LISTED BELOW
E-MAIL:allan_davis_2006@yahoo.com.in
EMAIL:allan_davis_2003@yahoo.com.br

SO THAT I CAN FURNISH YOU UP WITH ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED, I WISHTO HEAR
FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION

ALLAN DAVIS.


PLEASE HELP ME DEAR FRIEND


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