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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: Chris Daniel <chris44.daniel@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <chrisdaniel_atmt02@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:21:13 +0200
Subject: URGENT INFORMATION........



Good day, Please accept my sincere apologizes if my email does not meet your business or personal ethics. I will first introduce myself as Dr Chris Daniel, a staff in the Accounts Management Section of a well-known bank, here in London, England . One of our accounts, with holding balance of $126,000,000 (One Twenty Six Million Dollars) has been dormant and last operated four years ago. From my investigations and confirmation, the owner of the account,is a foreigner by name Paul Wood died on the 4th of January 2002 in a plane crash that occurred in Birmingham here in UK . Since then, nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money, as he has no family member that has any knowledge as to the existence of either the account or the funds and also Information from the National Immigration also states that he was single onentry into the UK . I have confidently discussed this issue with some of the bank officials and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. We therefore propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kind of these funds from the deceased and funds released to you after due processes have beenfollowed. This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act. On your interest, let me hear from you. Regards, Dr. Chris Daniel.



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