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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: <anthwh01@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:20:16 +0000
Subject: Partnership Request,



Partnership Request, I am Anthony Wheeler, I am the General Auditor in E-bank Division of Abbey National PLC, London branch. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposal containing GBP28.7 Million pounds which i want to seek your consent for partnership. I got your contact from the World Trade Center Online Web directory, London and hoping that you will contact me at your earliest convenient for a possible business relationship. I have determined to work this transaction with you based on trust but at the moment, I am constrained to issue more details about this business until your positive response is received. Please take a moment of your time schedules to read it and contact me. Thanks for your time and attention. Mr. Anthony WheelerGeneral AuditorE-bank DivisionAbbey National PLC

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