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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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Fraud email example:

From: frank morrison <claimsoffice_agentfrank@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:52:19 +0100 (BST)
Subject: YOU ARE WASTING MUCH TIME ABOUT YOUR WINNINGS


Mr Falke Kaisermann,

Will have earlier told you that since the day your winning notification was announced to you, since that day your winning document has left this department to the paying bank, so far so good your winning document has left his office over a week ago.

All u need to do is to contact the paying bank with your account information with is most needed by the bank.

Immediately you contact the bank with proper information needed, your winnings will be transfer to your account at once, there is no problem about it at all, you are the one delaying your time.

You are hereby advised to make payments for the cost of transferring your winnings funds from the paying bank as you happen to be the only winner yet to claim the lottery winnings.

Once again will do not have mush time trading with mails go direct to the next procedure, here is the bank address again: barclaysbankplc17@gmail.com

wish you Good luck,

Regards Mr frank Cooker.


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