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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: "andrew willdig" <andrewwilldig@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: andrewwilldig42@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:46:33 +0000
Subject: RUGENT/CONFIDANTIAL.

ATTENTION;

I n order to transfer the sum of GBP15m from our bank here in London.I have
the courage to look for a reliable person who will  be capable and honest
for this important transaction, believing that you will  not let my  effort
down in future, I am Mr. Andrew Willdig, the auditor and computing staff
of.Barclays.Bank  here in the UK. There is an account opened in this bank
since 1995 and since 2001  nobody have operated it, after my investigation
in some files I could lay my  handsupon, I discovered that if I do not remit
this urgent in an account
urgently, it will be confiscated by our bank.The owner of this account is
late Mr. John Hughes Coe and a manager ofpetrol- chemical service and also
an engineer here in London who died
since 2001.My dear, nobody knows about this account or anything about this
account, it is at this junctures that I deem your assistance to remit this
money  into your account.
I am only contacting you as a friend and partner and as well a foreigner,who
will not betray me or try to cheat me when have received this money. I know
that this massage will come to you as a surprise as you do not know both do
I know you this transaction is real, and one hundred percent risk free, and
hoping you will be of immense assistance to each other when  the transaction
has been concluded.When the transfer is approved and payment schedule is
allocated overseas through our offshore payment representative for final
clearance an signing of the payment released form to you as the beneficiary
of funds. I want us to meet face in a round table meeting concern the
success of thistransaction to discuss the percentage of sharing the money.
Or sign a binding agreement to bind us together in this transaction, so that
we can receive this money into your nominated Bank account or any account
of  your choice. I am contacting you because of the need to involve a
foreigner, where we can receive these funds as the real beneficiary of
money.I need your co operation to make this dream a reality; I am ready to
give 25% out of the total sum of money upon the conclusion of transaction
with you. I need your assurance that we can work together to achieve.

BEST REGARD TO YOU ,
MR ANDREW WILLDIG.
ruthwell,dumfries DGI 4nn,
SOUTH LONDON,UK

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