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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: Phil Wright <ff_delity2@yahoo.gr>
Reply-To: LAU@homemail.co.za
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:15:40 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: RE-INVERSION


The Manager,
Bank of Scotland Limited,
HBOS Treasury Services,
33,Old
Broad Street,
London EC2N 1HZ.

Greetings From Mr Phil Wright
I am writing to seek your consent in a private and confidential matter
regarding some funds unaccounted for in our bank here in London during
the last 2007 business year. I need assistance from a trustworthy and
reliable Foreigner whom I will fill in as the beneficiary.
Your major role would be to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a

new Bank account immediately to receive this money and get 30% of the

total funds as commission. There are practically no risks involved, the

transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect us from any breach of the law, it will be simply a bank-to-bank

transfer, and all I need from you is to stand claim as the beneficiary
(next of Kin)so that my head office can order the transfer to your
designated bank account under few working days.
I am Mr Mr Phil Wright

the regional manager of Bank Of Scotland Limited, and I write you this
proposal in good faith; I am married with five lovely kids. It is my
duty as the regional manager to send in financial report to my head
office in the capital city at the end of each business year. On the
course of the last year 2007 business report, I discovered the sum of
Twenty six million eight hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterlings
26,850,000.00. The fund is of clean origin. The owner of this account
is a foreigner, a program leader. Untill his death. The Late Prime
Minister,Mr.Rafik Hariri. I will provide all necessary information
needed in order to claim this money. Hopping in God that you will never

let me down now and in future.ok! Rafik Bahaa Edine Hariri (November
1, 1944 - February 14, 2005), was a Lebanese self-made billionaire and
business tycoon, and was five times Prime Minister of Lebanon (1992-
1998 and 2000-2004) before his last resignation from office on October
20, 2004.
The late Rafik Hariri died on February 14, 2005 when
explosives equivalent to around 300 kg of C4 were detonated as his
motorcade drove past the Saint George Hotel in the Lebanese capital.
Our head office is not aware of Funds and will never be aware of it. I
have placed this funds on what we call escrow call account with no
beneficiary and as an officer of this bank I cannot be directly
connected to this money, hence i contacted you. If you accept to work
with me I will appreciate it very much as you are the first and the
only person I am contacting for this particular transaction.
Reply me
immediately through my email address:

as soon as you receive this message if you think we can work
together, so that we can go over the details. Send also your Private
mobile phone and fax nos: for more proper elaborrations.
Truly yours,
Mr Phil Wright





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