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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 about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Mr=20Garry=20Robert?= <garryrobert702@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:08:35 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: KIND REGARD


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: garryrobert702@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Friend


It is with great pleasure and honesty to get across to you for a very

urgent and profitable business proposal, and it is of great interest

that we relate to each other well hence from this moment despite the

fact that I don't know you neither have I seen you before but my

confidence was reposed on you when I came across your contact in one

of the directory for an independent foreigner company/individual who

can represent my interest well as I search for a credible overseas partner to do

business with.


I am the Eldest son of late Mr.Garry Robert. My father while he

was alive was a very successful business man and also a very lovely

father.I and my family came to realised that he had deposited (Money)

with a financial Institute in EUROPE with a security company which

total the sum of US10 Million (Ten Million U.S.Dollars) about 2 years

before his death in 2004.


Until today My self and my Family member has made several attempts to

collect the funds from the security company but all our effort has

proved abortive because my father before he died gave a standing

instruction to the Then administrative manager of the Financial

Institute that in case of his eventuality( he was suffering from

Cancer of the Liver) under no Condition should this funds be released

to us without Members of my family providing/presenting a reputable

investor who will stand as our family investor and present a good

investment plan before the money can be released to us.


Now with all the conditions of the Financial Institute as placed by my

late father, I would want you to front as my family investor so that

we can successfully collect this funds ($10m)from the Financail

institute.


After the collection of this funds, we can indeed go into a profitable

investment that would be recommended by you otherwise we would all go

separate ways if you want. In actual fact,we already have a Copy of

the Certificate of Deposit in our possession and this we will use to

perfect all necessary documents and swear to an affidavit of claims in

acourt of law to back up your claims that you are our investor for the

past 5 years.


The whole procedures will last only four working days to get the

Box containing the money (US$10Million) retrieved successfully.


Your response is only what we are waiting for as we have arranged all

necessary things. As soon as this message comes to you kindly get back

to me indicating your interest, Then I will furnish you with the whole

procedures to ensure that the deal is successfully concluded.


For your assistance we shall agree on a percentage sharing when we've

come into an agreement but i am willing to give you 15%. while 5% will

cover any expense you and i may eventually incure in collection of the

Fund.


Please for security reasons, all futher correspondence should be

address to (garryrobert1@k.ro) only.


I await your earliest response. Thanks,

Yours Sincerely,

Garry Robert Jr.

- Mr Garry Robert


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