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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: bernerd buck <bernerdbuck103@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: bernerdbuck@excite.com
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 01:59:28 -0800 (PST)
Subject: MR. BERNARD BUCK


FROM: MR. BERNARD BUCK
PRIVATE EMAIL: bernerdbuck@excite.com
COMPANY: DEPARTMENT OF WORKS & HOUSING
ADDRESS: #189 INDUSTRIAL AREA, UNION BUILDING
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA,

Attn: CEO,

I write this proposal to you about investment project we want to invest
with you in your Country, we know that you will be surprise to receive
this proposal from us in sense that you did not know us from the
beginning and how my colleagues and i got your personal contact.

However, I am MR. BERNARD BUCK General Accountant with Department of
Works & Housing South Africa, we received your contact information from
your Country Trade and Industry here in Johannesburg, though we did not
disclose our business intention to them rather we decided to contact
you directly and to inform you about this deal base on your executive
profile and business opportunity in your Country.

My colleagues and I after our due deliberation and consideration, we
decided to contact you and choose you as our co-investor to invest the
sum of US$18,500,000,00 (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars), we have into our possession that is in Government
Suspend Account {RESERVE BANK} as over invoice {surplus} amount that
happen
due to a contract awarded to Bulgaria Company for construction and
Re-construction of Shopping Malls in our cities.

Then according to agreement between Africa Countries and World Bank I
international Monetary Fund {IMF} and Paris club service to pay all
foreign contractors their contract fund (Money) with immediate effect.
We
now seek for your assistance to champion this over-invoice of
US$40Million into your nominated bank account as the right beneficiary
of this
fund. Subjected to our proposal we need you to furnish /make available
the following details:- Company details private telephone and fax
number
plus Bank Details, Which will help us have claim on this fund.

On the acceptance of this deal we have agreed to offer you 35% of the
total fund for your assistance 5% is for expenses made by both parties
while 60% of the total fund is for our investment in your Country or
elsewhere with you. Further to this deal/transaction we assure and
guarantee genuine and proper documentation of this fund on your behalf
as soon
as you furnish you’re above details and ready to show your capability
to champion this deal. We request from you genuine assistance goodwill
and confidentiality until the deal is over. Finally I will be with you
in your Country immediately your banker confirms the remittance all
right.

NOTE; please kindly hurry up and make those details available via the
above Email Address; so that we will detail you more on how this deal
will take place we thank you for your best interest and understanding
into this deal.

You can call me for more information’s,

MR. BERNARD BUCK


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