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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 Charles Munn <mrcharlesmunn@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: mrcharlesmunn@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:23:41 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject: Please Reply Immediately

THE AUDITOR/HEAD,
OF DEPARTMENT,
BANK OF SCOTLAND,
UNITED KINGDOM.

Dear Partner,

In order to transfer out £30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million
Pounds Sterling)from our bank here I have the outrage to look for a
reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important
transaction, believing that you will never let me down either now or in
future.

my name is Mr Charles Munn, I am the auditor and head of
computing department of a bank here in Scotland,United Kingdom.
There
is an account opened in this bank in 1995 and since my inception
into
office in 2001, nobody has operated on this account again,after going
through some old files, I discovered that if i do not remit this money
out urgently, it will be forfeited for nothing.

I will use my
position
and influence on other staffs to effect the legal approvals
and onward
transfer of this money to your account with appropriate
clearance from
foreign payment department.With assurance that this
money will be
intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
the sharing and
possible investments.You stand to get 25% of the total
sum while 5%
will be for expenses that will be encured during the
process of this
tranfer and the remaining 70% will be for me.

I will
fill you in with further details upon your reply God less.please reply
immediately to private email: mrcharlesmunn@yahoo.co.uk


Thanks
Sincerely,

Mr Charles Munn.


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