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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: "carlos summer" <carlosfgbnhy76tre@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:37:45 +0000
Subject: From Mr:carlos summer

Compliment of the season!

Dear:Sir/Madam.


I am a consulting auditor and invesment consultant attached with the private
Banking Services of Bank Of Scotland Limited,If you are not familiar with my
Bank profile,please take a moment of your very busy schedules to read about
my Bank website;www.bankofscotland.co.uk.

In one of our peroidic auditing I discorved a dormant accounts with holding
balance of 15,000,000 (FifTEEN Million British Pounds) which has not been
operated for the past three years. From my investigations and confirmations,
the owner of this account, a foreigner by name Mr.Gregory .B.Wilson died,
that he was among victims of the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. and since
then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money because
he has no family members who are aware of the existence of neither the
account nor the funds.


I have secretly discussed this matter with a top senior minister official of
the federal ministry of finance here and we have agreed to find a reliable
foreign partner to deal with us, although due to his possition he did not
want to take active part but as soon as you follow my instructions
everything will be successfull because we will be working hand in hand with
him. We thus propose to do business with you,standing in as the next of kin
of these funds from the deceased and after due legel processes have been
followed the fund will be released to your account without delay and we will
use it for investment and to assist the less privelaged in the society
because if we left the fund with the government it will be fortified for
nothing


This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is
legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any
other illegal act.Finally, I will give you 35% for your coporation, 5% will
be for expenses both parties might have incurred during this process. What i
need from you is a valid account information that which can receive this
fund.I am poised to work this deal out if we can do business.As at this
moment,I am constrained to issue more details about this business and what
you will be required to do.




Carlos Summer.

Chief investment Consultant,

Bank Of Scotland.

Dover House Whitehall,

London.SW1A 2AU

www.bankofscotland.co.uk.

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