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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: "Gandi Milford" <gandimilford43@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 11:44:28 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS DEAR FRIEND.

From: Dr Gandi Milford
(Operation Manager),
Allied Diplomatic Reserve,
Tombrass.
E-mail: gandimilford100@yahoo.co.uk


THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF FUNDS DEPOSITED IN YOUR NAME AND IT IS
NOT A SALES SOLICITATION OR SPAM.


Dear Friend,

We are diplomats that arrange for the safe keeping of special and valuable
packages and baggage in trust for reputable clients that are honest and
trustworthy. We work in collaboration with top banks where these funds are
kept for onward disbursement to their various destinations. Indeed, we have
earned a mane as a service whose hallmark in reliability and confidentiality
are revered.

International missions, fellow diplomats and embassies of the world have
used our services to satisfaction. A beneficiary whose identity cannot be
disclosed because of the Non-circumvention and Non-disclosure agreement that
was signed with the said benefactor when the funds were being deposited,
made you the beneficiary of a package containing some amount of money and
stated clearly that you should only be contacted when the time signed for it
to be in our care elapses and the time has already elapsed that is why you
are being contacted. The Non-circumvention and Non-disclosure agreement
signed with the benefactor mandates us to fully divulge and disclose the
benefactor’s identity 18 months after you; the beneficiary had received the
funds.

The funds total $7.5M(seven million, five hundred thousand U.S dollars) and
we confirm that these funds are fully free of any liens, or encumbrances and
are clean, clear and Non-criminal origin and are available in form of cash
in one of our correspondence bank here. Subsequent upon this, you are hereby
requested to re-confirm your full contact and bank information for
verification with information contained in our computer database as well as
other relevant information in the format stated below so that the funds
would be arranged and transferred to your bank immediately. All
documentation of proof of ownership and origin of funds would be done here
on your behalf to exonerate you from any form of investigation or
interrogation and to authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and has
no links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism. The requested
information is to ensure no mistake or error is made and it should be
forwarded in the manner stated below-;

1) Full Name

2) Telephone/Fax Numbers

3) Bank Details

4) Company’s Name if Any

Please as soon as we get this information, we will move swiftly to transfer
your funds without any delay and immediately.

Dr. Gandi Milford,
(Operation Manager, A.D.R).

_________________________________________________________________
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