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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: "don_louise11" <don_louise11@terra.com.mx>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:58:41 -0600
Subject: The Manager:First City Monument Bank Ltd


Mr.Don Louise,
The Manager:First City Monument Bank Ltd.
Primrose Towers 17A, Tinubu Street, Lagos.

Attn:

Well i choose to reach you through this medium.though this medium the has been greatly abused,But still remains the fastest and secured medium for communication.This correspondence is unofficial and private and it should be treated as such.Also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may think.I am Mr Don Louise,The Manager First City Monument Bank Ltd.am contacting you based on Trust and Confidentiality that will be attached to this deal.

The Management and the Legal department of First City Monument Bank Ltd. in a recent meeting Last Week,Recommended that the account of Mrs, Susan Levy, 53, from Cuffley, Hertfordshire, who was one of our branch depositor, should be declared Dormant,confisticated and the depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury according to First City Monument Banking and financial law. She died in Bomb Blast in London, Terrorist Attacks on July 7TH 2005.Incident that befall the UNITED KINGDOM,the bank is still unrelenting in it's bid to contact any of the relatives to claim this money.

She is an account holder in my branch, She owns a dollar account with the sum of US$10.6M (Ten Million, Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) deposited in a numbered account with the account.In fact it happened that since her death, the next of kin of the dollar account holder(the brother) or whom ever that is related to her has not show up for the claim.

Where am interested on you coming in as the relation of the deceased, you just have to write to an Attorney telling him you are the beneficiary entitle to the deceased Mrs Susan Levy.Whom has account with First City Monument Bank Ltd.which you wants to lay claims through his legal authority.he will assist you. his the one to provide very vital documents for the claims and then advise you exactly how we should handle it.I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in this transaction.I will use my positions to get all internal documentations to back up the claims .The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully Without trace even in future.Please need the following:{1}YOUR FULL NAME {2}PHONE AND FAX NUMBER {3}HOME ADDRESS 4.COMAPNY NAME AND ADDRESS. After successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share themoney 60-40.

Yours Faithfully.
Mr Don Louise

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