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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: sambro philip <sp_philipson@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 15:55:42 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CAN YOU WORK WITH ME ?


Dear Sir/Madam,
URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.
INTRODUCTION:
My name is SMITH PHILIPSON .i am Attorney to Late Engr. Fredrick Hall who was involved in train crash on the 5th October 1999, near Paddington Station, United Kingdom .this is one of Britain's worst train crashes in Fifty years. Please check the link below for details.

http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/testmember/100899/aw_100899_01.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/467919.stm

PROPOSITION:
I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating most especially the money left behind by my late client as you have the same sur-name. Before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this deposit is lodged. This is because the Bank has issued me with a notice to provide the Next of kin to my late client, or have the account confiscated, since no one has come forward to claim this fund.

My proposition is to seek your consent to present you as the beneficiary to about £4.5m Pounds sterling with six years interest. Your share of these funds will be 25%,
while 60% will be for my office, 15% as donation for any reputable charity home because the money is owned by a deceased man and All legal documents to back up claims as the Deceased Next of Kin will be provided by me as the Attorney to the Deceased. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law. If you are interested please forward to this office the following via these
emails: private_one1@hotmail.com
1. FULL NAME:
2. FULL MAILING ADDRESS:
3. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
4. OCCUPATION:
6. NATIONALITY:
Best regards
SMITH PHILIPSON (Esq)


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