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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: "simon manfred" <mrsimonmanfredt4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: smdsimonmanfredtt23@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 05:38:53 +0200
Subject: Reply Urgently...

FROM: Simon Manfred,
# 8 Mitchley Road Tottenham,
London N17 9HG.
Occupations: External Auditor
My handy: +44 703 194 7931



Dear Sir/Madam,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics
although I wish to use this medium to get in touch with you first because
it's fastest means.I am an extenal auditor of a well known bank here in the
United Kingdom.

I want to ask you to kindly look for a reliable and honest person who will
be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a
new bank account immediately to receive this money, though an empty bank
account could serve this purpose as long as you will remain honest to me
till the end of this important business trusting in you and believing in God
that you will never let me down either now or in time to come.

In one of our peroidic auditing I discorved a dormant accounts with holding
balance of 15,000,000(Fifteen Million British Pounds)which has not been
operated for the past three years.From my investigations and
confirmations,the owner of this account,a foreigner by name Dr.George
Brumley died in July 19,2003 go through this site for more clearifications:
www.wfn.org/2003/07/msg00230.html ,and since then nobody has done anything
as regards the claiming of this money because he has no family members who
are aware of the existence of neither the account nor the funds.

I have secretly discussed this matter with a top senior minister official of
the federal ministry of finance here and we have agreed to find a reliable
foreign partner to deal with us although due to his position he did not want
to take active part but as soon as you follow my instructions everything
will be successfull because we will be working hand in hand with him.We thus
propose to do business with you,standing in as the next of "KIN" of these
funds from the deceased and after due legel processes have been followed the
fund will be released to your account without delay and we will use it for
investment and to assist the less privelaged in the society because if we
live the fund with the government it will be fortified for nothing and will
be used to suppress the poor masses in the society.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is
legitimate and does not originate from drug,money laundry, terrorism or any
other illegal act.On receipt of your response I will furnish you with
detailed clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit transaction.

I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible if you are
interested.

Respectfully yours,
Mr. Simon Manfred.

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