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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: "David Collins" <david_collins000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: david_collins001@hotamail.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:26:10 +0000
Subject: Trust !!!

FROM THE DESK OF :DAVID COLLINS
BACON DOZEN INDUSTRIAL LTD
13 ADENIYI JONES
IKEJA LAGOS
NIGERIA

RE: Representative,

I am David Collins manage my dad's company here in Nigeria, we supply raw
materials
for clothing companies. its a big time business that has grow well. Actually
i need a Representative in the states, who can be working for my company .
I make limited of supplies to some of our clients in the states which i do
come to the states to receive payment after I supply them our tools so I
realize that its quite too expensive and stressful for me to be coming to
the states to receive such payment twice in a month because most of the
payment.
I have been coming to do that myself, but its getting expensive and
stressful, that is why I need your help to be a BACON DOZEN INDUSTRIAL LTD
Representative
The payment is going to be paid by BANKS TRANSFER to your account or the
one you open on my behalf.
I shall be paying you 10% on every money on every payment made to you every
week.
The transfer is only bank to bank transfer to any of this banks.
WELLS FARGOS Bank
HS BS Bank
BOA Bank

NOTE:YOU SHOULD HAVE HAVE WELLS FARGOS BANK ACCOUNT OR THAT CAN OPEN WELLS
FARGOS BANKS ACCOUNT TO BE THE PART OF FOR NOW.

I will then instruct my client to transfer sum amount to the account you
open and you receive payment on my behalf and then cash it and you will
remove 10% for yourself and then send the rest down to my company.
so all you will need is to provide me with your
Full name, phone number and address.
The Account details like this
Account Name
Account Number
Routing Number

Upon clearance you will have to take your percentage and wire the rest of
the money to the account I will be giving to you. well i believe that you
must be a God fearing someone who cannot rip me off, because I still know
that we will meet ourselves when i come to the states very soon well i
believe am faithful and I can always be feeling as such to somebody else and
meanwhile most Americans that I know are trustworthy and honest.
.

I will like you to reply my private email address for security and
confidential purpose
david_collins090@yahoo.com

Regards,
David Collins
http://www.baconsdozen.co.uk



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