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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: "Euro Million" <informiler57@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:25:04 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK Of ANTHONIO PEREZ

FROM THE DESK Of ANTHONIO PEREZ
CALLE GENERAL FRANCO 23/25 C.P 28864 (Madrid Espa??a)
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. ANTHONIO PEREZ, the general auditor to a reputable Security
Comapny in MADRID SPAIN. There is this floating funds which is to
the Tune of Eighteen Million Euros (18,000,000.00 Euros) which as been
floating In this A/C nÂ? 5005874BS1000 since 2000 after the death
of the true Owner of the Funds Late Mr. Morris Thompson, an American
who was a private Business man Unfortunately lost his life in
the
plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January
31st 2000, including his wife and only Daughter.

I just came across his file again when I was auditing all the credit
Account In THE SECURITY COMPANY IN MADRID SPAIN ANDALUCIA, and I found
out that nobody as ever Come on Behalf of the Late Mr. Morris
Thompson as his next of kin to claim The Funds. And I have been
monitoring this account since I discovered this Information. In this
case I have concluded to contact you if you are reliable to
execute this transaction with me, then I will instruct you on how to
claim as the next of kin to the late Mr.Morris Thompson,so that the
funds
could be transfer to your overseas A/C, if only you can co-operate
with me and not to betray me at the end.
For your information the transfer payment to apply for as the next of
kin should be Seven Million Euros (7,000,000.00 Euros) As soon as you
confirm your interest and co- operation I will give you the guide
lines on how you can transact with the bank for the approval of the
funds to your A/C. As soon as everything as been put in place for
the transfer I will apply for an annual leave to travel to your
country for my share of the funds and the sharing of the funds is 55%
for
me, 40% for you and the remaining 5% will be for expenses incurred
during the transaction. As soon as the transaction is over I will
secretly destroy all documents that will lead to the trace of
this transfer. And I will advise you on how to go about the transaction
as well as to send you an agreement letter that will bind the both of
us together in case of any future misunderstanding when sharing the
funds.
I await your soonest respond.via,my pasonal email adress below
anthoniopereza@netscape.net
Thanks.
Mr. ANTHONIO PEREZ


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