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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: collins bill <biil_01@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: biil_04@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 00:27:46 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Mr Henry



From: Capt.Collins bill.
Email: (biil_04@yahoo.com)



Attn: The Director/CEO,



INVESTMENT OFFER.


I know you will be surprise to receive this letter
from me but please this letter is a request from
someone in dare need of assistance. I Capt.Collins
Bill from Angola, a personal aide to late General
Jonas Savimbi of UNITA Angola who was ambushed and
killed on Friday 22 of February 2002.

I got your name and address from a business desk
chamber of commerce and industry. I decided to
solicit for your business assistance to transfer
some fund from my Boss safe deposit into your
personal or company’s account.

Before the death of Jonas Savimbi, I was in charge
of his personal finances and the up keep of his
family expenses. I have access to most of the money
he starched away in a private security company in
france. This was made possible because he
entrusted me with the authority to use my name in
depositing these funds, which he realized from the
sales of Diamond in Angola. This fund was deposited
in cash in a safe deposit Box with a security
company in france.

I am now living in London, as a political
Asylum because the situation in my country is not
safe for me to go back as there is bound to be a
serious power tussle and the fate of UNITA the
organization which my late Boss were heading before
he was killed is in fare strait. I have made up my
mind to divert this money and make a living of it
since my former boss and I are the only people who
have the knowledge about task payment. Regulatory
law of U.K does not permit Asylum seeker
certain financial rights. In view of this, I cannot
invest this fund in London hence I am seeking
your assistance to move out this money out of
france to your country for investment purpose.
For your assistance and effort I am prepared to
offer you 25% of this total fund while 5% will be
set aside for any incidental expenses that will be
incurred in the course of this transaction. Please
note that this transaction is 100% risk free as I
have made adequate arrangement with a Bank Director
here that will assist us in moving out the money
through a Bank network. The major thing I demand
from you is assuring me safety of this money when it
finally gets to you. Further information and
arrangement will commence as soon as trust;
confidence and good working relationship is
established between us I shall be most grateful if
you maintain the confidentiality of this matter.
Please confirm your interest via the above Email
address

Best regards.


From: Capt.Collins bill.
Email: (biil_04@yahoo.com)
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