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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: "henryfillsjohnson31 Gazeta.pl" <henryfillsjohnson31@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:34:17 +0200
Subject: From: Mr .Henry Fills Johnson,


* From: Mr .Henry Fills Johnson,
Banker.Bank Of Africa
Abidjan Cote D Ivoire * *Hi,
This message might meet you in utmost surprise however it's just my urgent
need for a foreign partner that made me contact you for this transaction. I
got your contact during my search for a reliable, trust worthy and honest
person to introduce this transfer project with. My name is Mr.Henry Fills
Johnson, I am a Banker in Bank Of Africa Abidjan Cote D Ivoire *
**
*I seek your co-operation in transferring the left over fundsUS$65.8M (Sixty
Five million,eight hundred thousand) of one of my bank deceasedclient DR.
GEORGE BRUMLEY who died in the charter plane which crashed inthe Kenyan city
of Sumburu along with his family on 21st July, 2003. *

*Iam inviting you for a business deal because as an officer of the bank,
Icannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to requestfor
your assistance as a foreigner to receive this money into your bankaccount.
I intend to part 50% of this fund to you while 50% shall be for me. I do
need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this.*
**
*It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account
anywhere you feel safer. All I need from you is to stand asthe original
depositor of this fund.
*
**
*I will appreciate your timely response and send me this informations. *
*Your Full Name
Occupation
Address
Telephone Number
Date Of Birth
Fax
*
*Bank account *
*Bank Name*
*Bank address*

*Send to my email to my private email. *

*private000036@gazeta.pl<http://us.mc590.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=private000036@gazeta.pl>
*
**
*thank you. Sincerely,
Mr.Henry Fills Johnson.*

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