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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: "Mark Wilson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hon.mwilson@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:44:51 +0100
Subject: **SPAM** From: The Office of Mark Wilson (OFR)

From: The Office of Mark Wilson (OFR)
Institution of Finance
UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT.

Attn: Beneficiary,

Your Over Due Contract/Inheritance Funds.


This is to notify you that your over due contract/inheritance funds has been gazette to be released, via key telex transfer (KTT) -direct wire transfer to you or through any of our correspondent bank nominated by the senate committee for foreign over due fund transfer.


Meanwhile, a woman came to my office few days ago with a letter,claiming to be your true representative. Here are her information for you to confirm to this office if this woman is truly from you or not so that the Federal Government will not be held responsible for paying into the wrong account


Name: Mrs. Janet White
Bank Name: Citi Bank
Bank Address: Arizona , USA.
Account Number: 6503809428.

Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this woman is from you. You are requested to fill and send this information for verifications purposes so that your fund valued U.S$8.3million dollars will be remitted into your nominated bank account as follow:

(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Your Address:
(3) Your Age And Marital Status:
(4) Your Occupation:
(5) Your Telephone/Fax Number:
(6) Your Nationality:

As soon as we receive the above requested information, we will commence with all necessary procedures in other to remit your money/funds into your account.

However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mrs. White, if we do not hear from you within the next seven working days from today. We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transferring of this fund must have caused you.

Reply to this email: hon.mwilson@gmail.com

Best regards,

Hon. Mark Wilson (OFR)
+44 702-409-5612


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