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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: "don mark" <johnsteve7@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:51:22 +0200
Subject: URGENT REPLY

No 126-128 Station Parade Kingston Road,
London.
Tel: + 44 - 7023051766
Tel: + 44 - 7031918315
Fax:+ 44 - 7031918322


{RE: TRANSFER OF 50,223,000. 00 POUNDS
STERLINGS}


My name is Dr.Don mark I work as the operational manager in account
management section in charge of credit and foreign bills of one of the prime
banks here in London. On a routine inspection I discovered a dormant
domiciliary account with a Balance Of 50,223,000. 00 POUNDS (Fifty Million
Two Hundred And Twenty Three Thousand Pounds Sterlings).On further discreet
investigation,I also discovered that the account holder has died long ago
with his family on a fatal Auto-accident leaving no beneficiary to the
account and no other person knows about this account.

I am in close contact with the management of the bank here who is my partner
and he is willing to approve the transfer to any reliable and trustworthy
foreigner with foreign bank account because the former operator of the a/c
is a foreigner and from Munich Germany in particular.I am certainly sure
that he has no writen or oral WILL attached to the account, no beneficiary
and nobody will come again for the claim of this money.

It is only a foreigner who can claim this money with legal claims to the
account holder which I will provide to you if you are nterested, therefore
I need your cooperation in this transaction. The difference in country of
origins is not a hindrance to the success of this transaction. This money
will remain useless in this dormant account if I did not transfer the fund
out to a foreign account.

I will provide the necessary information and documents needed in order to
claim this money. I only need your cooperation as a foreigner to provide
your safe bank account information for the transfer. All arrangement that
will ensure a smooth transfer of the fund to the account which you are to
nominate is already in place.You should also provide me with your direct
phone lines for easy communication. I wish for utmost confidentiality in
handling this transaction.

At the conclussion of this transaction, your share will be 35% of the total
transfer sum, 60% for me and my partner while 5% will be set aside for any
expenses both parties might incure during the process of the transfer. The
fund will be transferred to your account in two parts. I will first transfer
20 Million Pounds to your account. I will fly over to meet you after the
successful transfer for sharing and investments according to the agreed
percentages. I will have the remaining balance of 30,223,000.00 Million
Pounds transferred to your account only after the successful sharing of the
first transfer without any disappointment from your side.

Have a nice day as I entrust this transfer into your hands. Let me hear from
you Urgently.

Best Regards,

Dr. Don mark

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