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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <mr.mikeemma4455@live.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:47:54 +0000
Subject: From Mr.Mike Emma



Hello

I am Mr.Mike Emma a British citizen and I work with Union Bank SwissFinance company London UK.I am the accounting officer of Mr. Nelson Owen who died on the recentbomb blast which occurred in London on the 7th of July 2005.
Mr. Nelson Owen who is our Client with Account Number UBS 101-720-4 has left the sum of Two Million one hundred and twenty thousand Dollars ($ 2,120.000.00) for deposit,

this Amount is yet to be credited in his favour before he died on the recent bomb blast in London. I want you to open an account with my Bank or send your bank information so that I can credit this amount to you while you shall receive 40% of the fund I and my colleague will have 60%.

If you are interested in this transaction please fill the form belowand get back to me immediatly. Please,provide me the following: as we have 5 days to run it through. this is very very URGENT PLEASE.
PERSONAL DATAFULL NAMES:________________________________________GENDER____________________________________________DATE OF BIRTH:_____________________________________NATIONALITY:_______________________________________COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:___________________________MARITAL STATUS:__________________________________HOME ADDRESS:____________________________________OFFICE ADDRESS:___________________________________TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________________FAX NUMBER:________________________________________OCCUPATION:________________________________________POSITIONHELD:______________________________________EMAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________________NEXT OF KIN:___________________________________

The name of the Finance and Security Company and all relevantinformation will be given to you, when you contact me on my private
Treat with utmost confidentiality.Yours sincerely,

Mr.Mike Emma

#14, Cameroon House, Wyndham Road, Camberwell, S.E. 5 OUJ. London UK.

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