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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: "dr harrison mills" <drharrisonmills@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 07:56:10 +0000
Subject: Urgent Response Dear Sir/Madam,

Attn: Sir/Madam

My name is Dr. Harrison Mills, Senior Board of Trustee on
International Charity Organization.

With due sense of responsiblity, I don't know how faryou are related to one
Mr. Smith an Oil consultant/contractor with the Shell Petroleum Company? He
died on board with the Swissair Flight 111 , which crashed into the Atlantic
off Nova Scotia in september 7th 1998. The plane crash was in the news.
See links below for more detail informaion:

http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/08/swissair.02/
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/05/swissair.transcript.
my Orginazation will be greatful to entrust some fund in your account
custody. Obviously, that am about to tell you will surprise you with lots of
doubt and distrust in your heart.

He had a (Fixed) Deposit account with Trust Allied Bank London valued at
US$10,500,000.00 (Ten
Million Five hundred thousand Dollars) with Trust Allied Bank London. Ever
since then, a routine notification has been sent several times to me by the
contract Employee, Shell
Petroleum Company to activate the account since the deceased made a
declearation of inheritance to my Organization or to any of his identifiable
relative to make the claim.

I have not came across this amount of money in my life, and could be killed
if I venture get this money to my Orginsation account. The management of the
Trust Allied Bank London is already sending RED alert to confisticate the
fund by the end of this quarter, since the interest is being rolled over
with the principal sum for many years.

I want you to stand in as the relative or next of Kin to the deceased even
if you are not related to him. I will immediately employ the service of a
lawyer to notarize the WILL to your name and forward to the bank all
necessary documents for the transfer. Just name your prize for this help;
50/50 is acceptable. That is the only legitimate means for us to save the
fruits of
the old man's labour before it get to the hands of this corrupt selfish
people with their nefarious deeds, whose interest is to confisticate this
fund.

As soon as you consent to this request, with proof of your seriousness and
sincerity to do business with me without betrayal, because you are at the
receiving end
promising not to elope with the money which is of matual benefit to both of
us. I will consult the Bank for the mode of payment which is optional.

Looking forward to your urgent anticipation to this
offer.

Regards
Dr. Harrison Mills.





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