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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: "d hills" <d_hills011@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:44:09 +0000
Subject: For Safe Account

Dear Friend,

Re: Transfer of US$15.5m (Fifteen Million Five
hundred thousand United States Dollars) into save account.

I am Dr. Dennis Hills Chief Accountant OF THE World and Sub regional
organisation. United Nation (UN) in partnership with AFRICA UNION (AU) IS
affiliated office in London. I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my
capacity as a chief accounts and in full agreement
with the Auditor general of this able organisation (UN/AU). We scrutnized
all records and the accounts of awarded and executed contracts of this
organisation (UN/AU) since the inception of NEPAD/UNITED NATION DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE in Ecowas sub-region state and we carefully uncover and mapped
out a whopping sum of $15.5m which we want to transfer into your account as
the beneficiary, you can authentically apply for supply if it interest you
to be our client with fullguarantee from me.
The money $15.5m has been approved for payments by this organisation. The
Financial Trustee (endorsed by the accountantgeneral of the organisation)
and to be paid to the beneficiary account under contract number
UN/NEPAD/OGN/FMF/GCB/B25/7/006.
As a top civil servant, we are not allowed to operate foreign bank account
hence our decision to use your accounts in full trust and confidence to
transfer this money outside United Nation and NEPAD in ECOWAS sub-region. We
will accept you as our principal partner and contractor in sum of $15.5m.
Moreover it is partinent to note that it is risk free and does not require
much engagement since we have taken care of the deal in full capacity.

Please contact me through my phone number and email address below for more
lively information.I am anxiously waiting for your response with hope you
will understand the confidential nature of this and its reality is a dream
come true.

Best regards,
Dr. Dennis Hills.
d_hills011@yahoo.com

Phone:+44-702-402-9030

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