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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: Carl Smith <pinsmith105@msn.com>
Reply-To: <kcsmith22@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:42:47 +0000
Subject: From Mr. Carl Smith



From Mr. Carl Smith
P.O. Box 243GT
Strathvale House, South Church Street,
Georgetown, Grand Cayman KY1-1104
CAYMAN ISLANDS, BWI.

Hello!!!

REQUEST FOR PARTNERSHIP!!

Compliments and do please accept my highest regards and esteem. Please note that this correspondence must be kept highly secretive and as such remains a classified document.

My name is Mr. Carl Smith, a financial consultant based in Cayman Islands; it is my honor and privilege to solicit for your able partnership in carrying out his very important business that needs your urgent assistance to resolve. Further details of my personal profile will be made available to you if need be.

There is a sum of £12.5M deposited in a labyrinth accounts which belonged to my former client, Mr. John M.Borchard, 43, a strawberry broker now late. He was a very successful businessman who owned the famous Dover produce company. The money is currently in labyrinth account in one of the top Banks in the United Kingdom. As his financial consultant and associates, I have all the financial details about this fund hence my soliciting for your partnership in moving these funds out from the London bank to your account for an investment. I propose that the sharing ratio in this deal will be 60-40.

As at this moment, I am constrained to give you more details about this project till your response is received. Feel free to contact me on my email address with your contact telephone number for the full all-inclusive details and the procedures on how to proceed.

Thanking you in advance while anticipating for your prompt response.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Carl Smith.

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