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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: "Globlex securities" <globlex8@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:42:21 -0700
Subject: RE:


Dear Friend,

Top of the day!. I am Dr. Jerry Wantang, from Globlex Securities Company
Limited located in Thailand. I am sorry for having contact you via this
media, but I think its safe for me and convinient. My company have a client
from Iraq, Late Chief Engineer Talib Naji Abboud who works with the Rumaila
Oilfields in Basra, Iraq. He is a wealthy Oil Merchant there in Iraq and is
originally from Mosul in Iraq. The deceased fell to his prey on 18th
September, 2007. He had a deposit with our finance/security firm here since
2002, close to the tune of $2.7m USD. Before expiration time of his deposit
elapsed, information got that he is late.

At this junction, i deem your inspiration to contact you for this
transaction to place you as his next of kin, so that my company can have the
funds processed in your name and favor. Should incase you find this
interesting, i demand you contact me back via my personal email (
globlexsecurities@she.com) and we can commence the processing of the funds
in your name and favor, before the said funds will be confisticated to the
companies treasury. For more details about this, you can confirm through
these site;

http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/incidents/k8647

I will be looking up to have you reply to this honorable quest as soon as
you can.

Regards,
Dr. Jerry Wantang
Director of operations
Globlex Securities Company Limited
Thailand
Website: http://www.globlexsecurities.com

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