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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. David Morrison" <mordav28@msn.com>
Reply-To: <davidmorrison1@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:29:17 +0000
Subject: Get back to me...





Mr. David Morrison Jr.
London,
United Kingdom.
Introduction.


I am Mr. David Morrison Jr,21 years of age the only son of Sir Grant Morrison. It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life. There is this huge amount of Tweleve million five Hundred thousand GBP (£12,500.000) which my late Father kept for with a Fiduciary Fund Holder in London before his death.



Now I have decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe enough, for security and political reasons. I want you to help assist me claim and retrieve these fund from the Fiduciary Fund Holders and transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment purposes on these areas:


1). Telecommunication.
2). Transport Industry.
3). Five Star Hotel.
4). Real Estate.


If you can be of an assistance to me I will be pleased to offer to you 20% of the total fund. I await your soonest response.


Respectfully yours.
David Morrison Jr.


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