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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: "Edward Lugard" <lugardedward@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: eelugard00@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 06:07:05 +0000
Subject: From: Mr. Edward(Next Plan)

FROM: MR. Edward Lugard
14, Cameroon House, Wyndham Road,
Camber well, S.E. 5 OUJ. London UK.
Email:eelugard00@hotmail.com

I am MR. Edward Lugard a British citizen and I am 43years of age.I am
married with three kids, I work with a Finance Company in London UK.I am the
accounting officer of Mr. Lee Harris who died on the recent bomb blast which
occurred in London on the 7th of July 2005.

Mr. Lee Harris who is our Client with Account Number UBS 101-720-4 has left
the sum of Eleven Million one Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars
($11,120.000.00) for deposit, this Amount is yet to be credited in his
favour before he died on the recent bomb blast in London.

I want you to open an account with my Bank so that I can credit this amount
to you while you shall receive 40% of the fund I and my colleague will have
60%. If you are interested in this transaction please fill the form below
and return back to me to enable me open an account on your behalf.

All relevant information pertaining to this transaction would
be given to you when you contact me on my private
Email:eelugard00@hotmail.com

Treat with utmost confidentiality.

Yours sincerely,

MR. Edward Lugard
PERSONAL DATA

FULL NAMES:________________________________________
GENDER____________________________________________
DATE OF BIRTH:_____________________________________
NATIONALITY: _______________________________________
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: ___________________________
MARITAL STATUS: __________________________________
HOME ADDRESS:____________________________________
OFFICE ADDRESS:___________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________________
FAX NUMBER:________________________________________
OCCUPATION:________________________________________
POSITION HELD:______________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________________
NEXT OF KIN:______________________________________
ACCOUNT TYPE:_____________________________________


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