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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: "greg james" <gjames1414@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrgreg_james@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:42:50 +0200
Subject: FROM: Mr Greg James

FROM: Mr Greg James
RBC Asset Management
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank AG London
Winchester House
Great Winchester Street
London
EC2N 2DB

My name is Mr Greg James , CFA, I am the Chief Investment Officer Deutsche
Bank Asset Management Inc. Portfolio Manager, Chairman of the Management
Board and the Group Executive Committee {Deutsche Bank Completes AG London}
and by my position, I was privileged to use my position to over invoice a
contract by excess of £82,000,000.00Pounds. Eighty Two Million British
Pounds Sterling.

Which is equivalent to $163,000,000.00USD One Hundred And Sixty Three
Million United State Dollars. And what I need now is a reliable and
trust-worthy Foreigner whom I will work in concert with, to pull out this
excess money (£82,000,000.00}Pounds. I will handle all the documentation of
the deal, which is risk free, while you will provide me with your company or
private account where to transfer the money into.

I am so connected, and the deal will take only but 5 working banking days to
be concluded. This is a secret deal and must be treated as such, when you
confirm your interest I will tell you the next step. You should include your
direct contact information.

The need to hear from you becomes very imperatives.
Regards,
Mr Greg James
Chief Investment Officer Asset Management Inc.
Portfolio Manager.
Chairman of the Management Board and the Group
Executive Committee.

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