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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: "allan hawks" <hawk0000001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: allanhawks@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 02:57:40 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

STOCK EXCHANGE IN LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.

ATTN,

INVESTMENT PROPOSAL OF TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS

IN YOUR COMPANY.

I am pleased to write you in order to inform you of my good intention to
invest on from a joint partnership business with you. I am one of
the Directors in Security and Exchange Commission in charge of payment of
dividends on stock market and a Bank Executive.

We have investors both local and foreign who deposited billions of dollars
in stock market through our bank. By virtue of my position as directors in
charge of payment of dividends to investors I discovered that one of our
clients a (Foreigner) who deposited one billion dollars with commission
(stock
market) died three years ago as a result of terrorist attack in USA and no
record to show that he had a relation or next of kin to claim this
dividends. All
efforts to trace his relative proof abortive.

Now, we have initiated an arrangement to transfer Twenty Million
Dollars accrued as dividends and interest on deposit of one Billion Dollars
to a reliable foreigner who is willing and able to receive this money as a
bonafide Next of Kin or relation to the Investors.

We have concluded arrangement to prepare authentic documents to support and
proof that whoever receive this fund is a bonafied relations or
Next of Kin to the late Investor.

We have agreed that, the funds will be shared thus, after it has been
transferred into your account. 30% of the money will go to you for acting as
the beneficiary of the fund.10% will be set aside for reimbursement to both
parties incidental expenses that may be incurred in the course of the
transfer. 60% to us the originators of the transaction.

This is why I decided to contact you for assistance and co-operation to
receive this money ($20 million dollars) and invest same in your company for
a period of one year or more as may be subject to negotiation. I strongly
belief this is an opportunity for you to increase your capital base of your
company.

If this proposal is accepted by you, kindly forward your response to this
email address (allanhawks@yahoo.co.uk) for more information and
of course your opinion shall be welcome concerning this transaction.
Please treat as urgent and confidential.

Regards,
Allan Hawks

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