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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?mr=5Fpetercollins=20collins?= <mrpeter_collins2006@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: drpetercollins2006@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 11:24:15 +0530 (IST)
Subject: VERY URGENT REPLY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mrpeter_collins2006@yahoo.co.in

Inland Bank Plc.

Lagos.

P.M.B. 0505, Bauchi.

Dear Friend,



Please forgive me if I intrude your privacy, we do not know each other

butit does not matter. what matters is transperency between us in this

deal. Iam Mr peter collins an Accountant with Inland Bank plc. I came to know

aboutyou in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle

thisconfidencial business transaction.



A foreigner, Late Engr Burke Sean a Contractor with the Federal

GovernmentOf until his death in Korean Air flight 801, which Crashed in Guam on

August2005, banked with us here at Inland Bank P.l .c and had a closing

balance ofUS$20.5M (Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) which the bank

unquestionably expects it to be claimed by any available next of kin of

thelate beneficiary or alternatively be donated to a discredited trust

fund forArms and Ammunition at a Military War College here in Nigeria.



Valuable effort have been made by the Inland bank to get in-touch with

anyof the Burke's family or relative but proved to no avail. it is because

ofthe perceived possiblity of not being able to locate any of the late

Engr.have to fill a contract!If you are interested in our offer, please

respondwith the followingdetails inorder for us to reach you:


NAME

CONTACT ADDRESS

PHONE NUMBERS

AGE

SEX

Burke Sean's next of kin that the management under the influence of our

chairman and Members Of The Boards Of Director, Mr I Yuguda, that an

arrangement be made for the funds to be declared Unclaimable and

subsequently be donated to the Trust Fund for Arms and Ammunition to

furtherEnhance the course of war in Africa and the World in General as you

knowthat war will eventually bring destruction to man kind.



In order to avert this negative development, I now seek your permissionto

have you stand as the Next-Of-Kin Of . Engr Burke Sean so that the funds US$

20.5M (Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) would be release and

pay into your Bank Account as the Next Of Kin.



This is a deal between you and I only as all Documents and proofs to enable

you get this Fund will be carefully Worked out and more so I am,

Assuringyou a 100% Risk Free Involvment in this deal. your share out of the

$20.5m depends on our agreement as we procceed with the deal.



I will also like to invest my own part of the money in your country

withyour help after the transfer. If this Proposal is all right by you then

kindly get back to me by e-mailingme thanking you in anticipation of

yourco-operation. I like if you visit this web site for more clarification

onclash.


(http://ns.gov.gu/guam/index.html)




Yours Faithfully,

Mr. PETER collins

Accountant Inland Bank plc.



- mr_petercollins collins


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