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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: mrtony jude <mrtonyjude880@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrtonyjude99@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:26:41 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dear friend,


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mrtonyjude880@yahoo.com

Dear friend,

I have a proposal for you, this however is not mandatory nor will I

in any manner compel you to honour against your will. I am .tony jude.

and work with a bank (one of the African leading banks in the West



Coast). Here in this bank existed a dormant account for the past 8 years which belong to a American national who is now late Mr Morris Thompson who died on Alaska Airlines Flight 261 More details about the deceased himself,you can check on http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html

When I discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals

from this account for this long period, I decided to carry out a



system investigation and discovered that non of the family member nor

relations of the late person is aware of this account. This is the story

in a nutshell.Now I want an account overseas where the bank will transfer this

funds.Thereafter, I had planned to destroy all related documents for



this account. It is a careful network and for the past eleven months

I have worked out everything to ensure a hitch-free operation.

The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated

interest the balance in this account stands at-(US$12.5 million US dollars).

Now my questions are:-

1. Can you handle this project?

2. Can I give you this trust?

3. What will be your commission?



If you can sponsor this transfer. Consider this and get back to me as

soon as possible. Finally, it is our humble prayer that the

information as contained herein be accorded the necessary attention,

urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves. I Expect your urgent

response if you can handle this project.Please contact me on my

priavat email box only. confirmation. I am expecting your urgent

response as soon as you receive my message.

Respectfully yours,

.tony jude.

Please reply to mrtonyjude99@yahoo.co.in

- mrtony jude


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