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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: "Mr. Matthew Brown" <privatemailmb@mail.ru>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:27:37 +0200
Subject: Cash For Investments

From Mr. Matthew Brown,
The Director Security Company
Affiliate to HBOS Bank plc,
United Kingdom.


Attention President/CEO

I got your contact through a (UK) Business Directory and hope that you will
receive this message in good fate despite email scams one do receive on daily
bases in this recent time, this is genuine and verifiable facts if you may wish
to find out this proposal.

An investor former president of Kenya lodged some fund cash {for safekeeping} in
this company as at the year 2001.It becomes imperative we must move the money out
from the UK shores due to the letter sent to the UK government last year 2006 by
Kenya authority requesting UK assistance to trace all money lodged in her
banks/security companies by any body or organization from his country Kenya. This
is our greatest chance to move the fund safely without trace following the last
week fire destruction in our company’s information dada system (IDS).

Please kindly look for an honest person to receive the cash for investments
overseas and we would like to and interested to invest on real estates, hotel
businesses, stocks & bonds and mining or any other
fast booming business you might recommend for my client. I am waiting for your
urgent response and note that this proposal is fact and verifiable if you may
wish to find out more details 100% risk free deal!


Regards,

Mr. Matthew Brown
Office Address:
Buchanan House 20-25 Holborn EC1N 2HS ,
London, United Kingdom.
Tel :( +447024024183 or +447024073220)




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