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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: "allan newman" <allannewmanferc7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: allannewman002@yahoo.it
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:51:58 -0600
Subject: ATTENTION

ATTENTION;

I n order to transfer the sum of GBP15m from our bank here in London. I have
the courage to look for a reliable person who will be capable and honest
for this important transaction, believing that you will not let my effort
down in future, I am Mr Allan Newman, the auditor and computing
staffof.Barclays.Bank here in the UK.

There is an account opened in this bank since 1995 and since 2001 it has not
been oppereted by any one , after my investigation in some files I could lay
my hands upon, I discovered that if I do not remit this urgent in an account
urgently, it will be confiscated by our bank. The owner of this account is
late Mr. John Hughes Coe and a manager of petrol- chemical service and also
an engineer herein London who died since 2001.

My dear, nobody knows about this account or anything about this account, it
is at this junctures that I deem your assistance to remit this money into
youraccount. I am only contacting you as a friend and partner and as well a
foreigner, who will not betray me or try to cheat me when have received this
money.
I know that this massage will come to you as a surprise as you do not
know both do I know you this transaction is real, and one hundred
percentrisk free, and hoping you will be of immense assistance to each other
when the transaction has been concluded.

When the transfer is approved and payment schedule is allocated overseas
through our offshore payment representativefor final clearance an signing of
the payment released form to you as the beneficiary of funds.I want us to
meet face in a round table meeting concern the success of this transaction
to discuss the percentage of sharingthe money. Or sign a binding agreement
to bind us together in this transaction, so that we can receivethis money
into your nominated Bank account or any account of your choice.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner, where we can
receive these funds as the real beneficiary of money. I need your co
operation to make this dream a reality; I am ready to give 30% out of the
total sum of money upon the conclusion of transaction with you.I need your
assurance that we can work together to achieve.

BEST REGARD
MR Allan Newman
BARCLAYS BANK RUTHWELL,
DUMFRIES DGI4NN SOUT WEST
LONDON UK

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