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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: "DR DAVID ROBERTS" <drdavid.roberts0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drdavid.roberts0001@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:05:22 +0200
Subject: FROM THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,


*FROM THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
38 HANS CRESCENT KNIGHTBRIDGE,
LONDON SW1X 0LZ-
UNITED KINGDOM.*
* *
*ATTENTION:*
* *
*I AM ROBERT DAVID FROM BARCLAYS BANK LONDON, I CONTACTED YOU SO THAT WE CAN
WORK TOGETHER AS ONE. FURTHERMORE, I WANT YOU TO RECIEVE THIS FUND
THROUGH YOUR BANK ACCOUNT OR THROGH COURIER SERVICE. ONCE THIS FUND IS
TRANSFERED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,YOU WILL SEND FOR ME TO COME AND VISIT YOU
SO THAT WE WILL KNOW HOW TO USE THIS MONEY TO THE GLORY OF OUR LORD.YOU WILL
USE IT FOR THE PROPERGATION OF CHARITY WORK LIKE HELPING THE NEEDY ONES LIKE
DEAF PEOPLE AND THE MOTHERLESS BABIES IN THE WORLD AS MRS ANITA KAKOU
INSTRUCTED MY BANK HERE.*
* *
*THEREFORE, THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT (MRS ANITA KAKOU) WHO HAD TRANSFERED
HER MONEY ($14.000.000.00USD) INTO OUR BANK (BARCLAYS BANK LONDON) HERE IN
UNITED KINGDOM THROUGH OUR CORESPONDENCE IN AFRICA (BANK OF AFRICA) AND
INSTRUCTED TO REMITTE THESE FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT TO ENABLE YOU USE
THE FUND FOR THE PROPERGATION OF CHARITY WORK,HELPING HER FELLOW DEAF
PEOPLE AND THE MOTHERLESS BABIES IN THE WORLD AS SHE IS ONE OF THEM.*
* *
*THE BANK NEEDS THE FOLLOWING OF YOUR INFORMATIONS BELOWS:*
*(1)YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS,
(2)YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS,
(3)THE NAME OF THE RECEIVING BANK AND ADDRESS, WITH TELEPHONE AND FAX
NUMBERS.
(4)YOU SHOULD ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.*
* *
*ALL THIS INFORMATIONS MENTIONED ABOVE ARE WHAT OUR BANK NEEDS IN OTHER TO
REMITTE/TRANSFER THESE FUNDS INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT WITHOUT TIME
BEING WASTED.YOUR URGENT REPLY WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED SO THAT I CAN BE
ABLE TO PUT A LETTER TO MY BANK.*
* *
*BEST REGARDS,
DR.DAVID ROBERTS.*

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