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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: peter duke <d_peter_duke7@msn.com>
Reply-To: <dr_peter_duke_private@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 12:27:45 +0000
Subject: REPLY AS SOON



Attn Sir,

My name is Dr. PETER DUKE, a senior staff and executive of a bank here in United Kingdom. I am writing to seek your indulgence and assistance. I wish to make a transfer involving a huge amount of money estimated at £15,000,000.00.(fifteen million pounds sterling).

I am proposing to make this transfer to a designated bank account of your choice. I could not do this project alone since I am an insider in the bank. A zero account balance or a new account may be opened for this purpose. Thus, for your indulgence and support, I propose an offer of 10% of the total amount to be your compensation and commission after the transfer has been successfully concluded.

Kindly reply me stating your interest, and I shall furnish you with the details and the necessary procedure with which to make this transfer legitimate and effective. I am anxiously awaiting your response via my email or call. And include your tel/fax number for better and swift communication.

Thanks and God bless.

Sincerely yours,

Dr. PETER DUKE,

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