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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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Fraud email example:

From: legionoffice@ideaone.net
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:44:22 GMT
Subject: .....REPLY TO THIS MAIL (advocate_tony_brown@yahoo.com).com)

Crown Chamber
#32-477 hatshire Ext 5
Croyodon
United Kingdom
Email: advocate_tony_brown@yahoo.com
Tel:+447045758746

ATTN: Sir/ Madam,

I will like to start by introducing myself as Advocate Tony Brown.

I am soliciting a very confidential business proposal,which
involves the transfer of the amount of £ 10.5 Million GBP into
your personal bank account in your country for investment
purposes.

These funds originally belongs a Client of Mine by name Mr
Hafiz Muhammad Zubair Naseem,a citizen of Pakistan and a
former Credit Suisse investment banker convicted in a
multimillion-dollar insider trading plot.

Mr Hafiz Muhammad Zubair Naseem is currently being sentenced
in a U.S Court and shall spend a minimum of 10 years in Jail.

Please view this webpage for refrence:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/04/business/06txu.html

My client has asked me to help him transfer his funds which
are currently in an account here in HSBC Bank UK,into a
foreign account with obsolete secretcy.

Please note that this funds shall be used for investment
purposes on behalf of My Client and the funds shall be
transferred in your name.

After successful transfer of the funds into your bank account
in your country,My Client's wife and family shall come over to
your country to meet with you personally,for appropriate
sharing and investment of the remaining funds into your bank
account in your country.

Our offer is 30% for you and 60% for my clients family,and 10%
for covering any expenses incured during the process of
transferring the funds into your bank account in your country.
Please note that this 10% for repaying expenses,will only be
accessible when the funds reflect in your bank account in your
country.

If you are willing to assist in the success of this
transaction,please send the following details:
Name:
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
AGE:
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS:

Your banking details shall be requested from you as soon as
contact is established between us.

I await your response.
Advocate Tony Brown
advocate_tony_brown@yahoo.com
Tel:+447045758746


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