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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: "Tony x" <tonywix1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tonywixprivate@myway.com
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:44:22 +0000
Subject: proceed

Hello raynard,
I recieved your mail and i thank you for your quick response, i got your
email contact from a search on the internet i decided to contact you becouse
am in dire need for a forigen contact that will help me in this
transfer.Please tell me more about your self, your life biography for I
don't know you before or what you are capable of.
I will like to assure you once more, that this business is totally free of
risk and trouble. I wouldn't have involved myself in this transaction if it
is not safe. I will like you to give priority attention to this business if
you are really capable of handling this business that requires great trust
and confidence bearing in mind that this is not a regular business that
comes and goes, it is a God sent opportunity and such opportunity usually
comes once in a life time.
I will also like you to assure me that you will not let me down either now
or in the future as I strongly hope to establish a strong long lasting
business relationship with you. On this ground we can proceed in complete
trust.

I would also like to stress that in this kind of transaction one must
possess the ability to start and close Transaction very fast.The fund for
transfer is of non-drug, terrorist or any criminal related act. As such this
transaction is 100% free of risk,Legal and trouble Free too.

Once the fund is Transfered in your your Account, i will fly into your
country for sharing and possiblly investing in your country.The fund will be
divided according to the early stated percentage.This can only be done with
your full co-operation while we keep all arrangement strictly confidential
.And for your effort, you will be paid 20% of the fund while 10% will be set
aside for any expenses that could be incurred during this transaction.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

l will go to database and change all the information on your name.

l too is due for retirement and dont want any hitch from this lucrative
project.All you have to do is to set up new account in any good bank within
uk province where we firstly get this fund of my christian eich lodged.just
like what i told you in my previous message,the fund has been a dormant and
un operated account and if we dont do this very fast it could be called back
to the bank treasury.i will guide you very well concerning this.the first
and most vital step on this you setting up an account in any good bank with
in uk ,i feel firstdirect or citibank are good option.i will assist you in
tidying up the backing paperworks, for the hope to speak with you as soon as
i have your phone number.
THANKS
tony

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