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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: "TOM WILSON" <tom_wilsonn5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tom_wilson200@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:05:31 +0000
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY

Dear Friend

I am Tom Wilson, the credit manager in a bank here in the United Kingdom .

I am contacting you of a business transfer, of a huge sum of money from a
deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will
make any one Apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that everything
has been taken care off, and all will be well at the end of the day.

I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSITION;
I am the account officer of a foreigner named Gerald Welsh who died in an
air crash along with his wife in 31st October 1999 an Egyptian airline 990
with other Passengers on board. you can confirm this from the website below
as PUBLISHED
BBC.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm, since his death, none
of his next-of-kin are alive to make claims for this money as his heir,
because they all Died in the same accident (May his soul rest in peace). We
cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as
the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. Upon
this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of
kin to the deceased, as all documentations will be carefully worked out by
me for the funds ($9,000,000.00) 9 Millions Dollars to be released in your
favour as the beneficiary's next of kin. It may interest you to know that we
have secured From the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the
deceased beneficiaries.

Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business endeavour by furnishing me with the following information if you
are interested.

1. A Beneficiary name; In order for me to prepare the document for transfer
of the funds in your name.

2. Direct Telephone and fax number; for our personal contact and mutual
trust in each other.

I shall be compensating you with two million Dollars (2 Million Dollars) on
final conclusion of this project for your assistance, while the balance 7
million Shall be for me and my partner and for investment purposes. If this
proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavour to contact me immediately.
Do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you.

I await your urgent mail to my email;tom_wilson200@yahoo.co.uk



Regards,
Tom Willson

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