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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: Prest Charles <p_charles0040@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <prest_charles49@yahoo.de>
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 01:33:59 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE



Dear Friend,
The purpose of this letter is to briefly introducemyself and I would like to intimate you with certainfacts that I believe would be of interest to you.Myname is Mr Prest Charles,I work in executive capacitywith CARGO HANDLING & SECURITY TRUST COMPANY in London(UK) I joined the services of this company in 1985. Idecided to contact you believing that you will becomemy overseas Business assocaites in acquiring aninvestment placed under our management more than seven(7) years ago.I have worked with this company for over 20 years,within this period of time I watched with meticulousprecision on how Head of State and governmentfunctionaries have been moving huge sums of moneywith the aid of their foreign partners abroad. Theybring in these consignment and declare the contentas jewelries, Gold, Precious Stones, Family Treasure,Documents,etc.These people have at one time or theother deposited consignments with us and their foreignpartners, relatives and Next of Kin are Claiming mostof these consignment and a lot more are laying hereunclaimed for as much as 7 years, as no availableinformation to anybody except the depositors, and mostof them are dead. Since the inception of the year 2004,theManagement changed the procedure of claiming ofconsignments.As soon as you are able to produce allthe information as contained in the secret file of thecompany as regard the consignment, it will be releasedto you upon demand. From our records, more than 10consignments belonging to these people has beenclaimed in the past six months and this is why I am seeking for your co-operation and assistance to help executethis pending deal which has been unclaimed for so longas I know no one will ever come forward toclaim it because the deceased left no next of kin.Theamount in question is very small compared towhat my office has sent overseas for this people. Iwill provide all the documents needed for thispurpose as I was the account officer who handled mostthis transaction on behalf of this client.For the release of the consignment, the company willinvite you for the collection, or you may insist thatthe consignment be delivered to you instead.I hope to hear from you to enable me provide you withthe complete picture of this deal.Funish me with the followingFull Names/Mailing address/Telephone and fax numbers.
Expecting your urgent Response.
Mr Prest Charles

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