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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: william ibru <w_ibru2004@yahoo.dk>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 13:26:50 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE: URGENT INFORMATION


Dear Justin,

Thanks for your mail received.

Please, be advised to send the money to our Agency Account as follows for quick receipt:

BANK NAME: HANG SENG BANK
ADDRESS: 618,NATHAN RD,KOWLOON HONG-KONG
SWIFT CODE: HASA HKHH
ACCOUNT NO: 385-599089883
ACCOUNT NAME: GRANDVILLE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD.

Once you send the money, you should forward me a copy of the Payment Slip via email attachement for my confirmation and be rest assured that once the money is confirmed, your total payment of US$25 Million will be wired into your account within 24 hours.

I tried to call you but your phone was not reachable. Please, do not respond to any other mail or call to avoid delay in this transaction, I will be calling you again by 10am your time today.

Thanks you and I look forward to your urgent compliance

Yours,

Professor Charles Soludo

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