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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: "Mr. Harry Johnson" <harry1@rya-online.net>
Reply-To: harryjohnson11@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:02:27 GMT
Subject: Re: Your Partnership is Kindly Needed for Investments??


From: Mr. Harry Johnson
Standard Life International
1 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2LL,
United Kingdom
www.slinternational.ie
RE: MY REQUEST FOR INVESTMENTS
Greetings to you. I wish to introduce myself to you. I am
Mr. Harry Johnson, Fund Manager, Standard Life
International, UK branch office. Our firm is a business
consulting firm. The World Largest Fund Management Company
with over 147.2 Billion Capital Investment Fund. However I
found Your profile very interesting and decided to contact
you directly to solicit your assistance and Guidelines in
making a business investment in your country.
Nevertheless, as The Standard Life International Fund
Manager, I handle all our Investor's Direct Capital Funds
and noted an excess surplus been extracted of 1.2% being the
returns on Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per
annum on each of the Investor's Marginal Capital Fund. As an
the funds manager, I have made over =a325.5MillionGBP
(Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds
Sterling) , from the Investor's EMRCP and hereby looking for
someone to trust as partner who will stand as an Investor
which I will make you, in other to receive this fund as
Annual Investment Proceeds from Standard Life International
Marginal Capital Fund. The funds will be transfred bank to
bank into your country within the Next few days, for the
purpose of my investments in your country. Please understand
that this transaction is safe, 100% legitimate and genuine.
All confirmable documents to back up the claims in your name
as the rightful beneficiary to recieved this funds as one of
our Investors, will be made ready and available to you prior
to your acceptance to this proposal.
Meanwhile,I have worked out the modalities and
technincalities whereby the funds can be claimed in any of
our 6 Clearing Houses without any hitches. If you are
interested, I advise you to send your reply to me
immediately through email ID: johnson.harry29@yahoo.co.uk to
enable me provide you with futher details on how this funds
will be transfred for investments in your name as an
investor with our firm.
I await your kind and immediate response soon for us to
proceed. Thanks
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Harry Johnson
Funds Manager
Standard Life International
United Kingdom




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