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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: Toby Hiscock <toby_nyeokluvba@msn.com>
Reply-To: <toby_hiscockworks@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 02:35:42 +0000
Subject: From: Henderson Global Investors Limited



From: Henderson Global Investors Limited,
201 Bishopsgate,
London,
EC2M 3AE,
United Kingdom.
www.henderson.com

Dear Friend,

Re: My Request.
My heart warm greetings to you. I have a very important request that made me to contact you; I am Mr.Toby Hiscock, I found Your profile very interesting and decided to reach you directly to solicit your assistance and Guidelines in making a business investment and wire transfer of £20.5M GBP (Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) into your country within the Next few days. This transaction is legitimate and genuine.

I presently work as a Chief finance officer Henderson Global Investors, and I am in-charge of Offshore Mortgage & Services of our overseas brokers/investors with our firm here in London. Nevertheless, as Chief Finance Officer. I handle all our Investor's Direct Capital Funds. After the annual audition in our firm, I discovered the sum of £20.500,000.00 Million GBP, been 1.2% as surplus profit floating in the Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit Account (EMRCPA). I earnestly solicit for your whole trust and full cooperation in transferring this funds out of the EMRCP Account, into your country for investments purposes, in other to avoid our firm from confiscating this fund.

Most importantly, you will be required to:
(1). Stand as the investors and beneficiary of the funds as I will present you before the firm.
(2). Receive the funds into a business/private bank account in your country.
(3). At the completion of this transaction, the sharing rates shall be 50% for me while 50% for you.

Note: I will split the transfer into two 2 stages for easy and smooth transfer. I will appreciate you take out a moment of your very busy Schedule today to respond back if you are interested; Please send me your email response and include your direct mobile telephone numbers for an initial confidential communication, between us. I await your positive email response soon for further details.

Confirm my official profile data in this website below:
http://www.henderson.com/sites/henderson/hendersongroup/aboutus/board.aspx#3

Thanks for your understanding and willingness to be partner with me. I wait your urgent reply soon.
Best Regards
Mr.Toby Hiscock
Chief Finance Officer Henderson Global Investors.



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