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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: "aa hh" <att100h35@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hulda59@excite.com
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:26:52 +0200
Subject: From Mr.Andy.

From Mr.Andy.
Address: 8 Mitchley Road London N17 9HG
Occupations: Auditor.

Greetings.I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business.
Though,I choose to reach you through Internet because it still remains the
fastest medium of communication.However,this correspondence is unofficial
and private,and it should be treated as such.I am Mr Hulda. Andy, a United
Kingdom Government Auditor and I work in the International operation
department in a Bank here in UK. My purpose of contacting you is that I am
looking for a Reliable partner in a foreign country to place as the next of
kin to a dormant account that have not been operated for years in my bank
with a total sum of £39,000,000. 00 Pounds and on further discreet
investigation I also discovered that the account holder has long since
passed on (dead)leaving no beneficiary or WILL to the account. I am
contacting you to place you as the next of kin to the deceased and I will
provide to you the necessary claim documents the bank will require from you
in other to claim this fund including the details nformation of the account
in my next mail.

I will inform you on what to do if you are going to assure me that you will
not betray me and my family with this fund in your possession so as to
enable me to start the paper work immediately without further delay.I have a
family of four,My wife claudia and hailey,brooke. Keep this business within
your self for security and safe reasons.Thanks as I'm in anticipation of
your favourable response.

Have a pleasant day.

Sincerely,

Mr Hulda. Andy.

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