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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Gulza Dean" <info@gibonline.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gulzadean.gibuk@feynet.cn
Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 14:17:33 -0300
Subject: Let's do this together....



From: The Accountant,
Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd?,
1 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7XS,
United Kingdom.

Dear Friend,

My name is Gulza Dean, I am the accountant of the Gulf International
Bank (UK) Ltd, I am a British citizen married with two kids. I am
writing to solicit your assistance in the noble transfer of
£1.800,000.00 (One Million, Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds).
This funds is the excess of what my branch in which I am the
accountant made as profit last year. I have already submitted an
approved end of the last year report for the year 2009, to my
Headquater here in Knightsbridge and they will never know of this
Excess. I have since then, placed this amount of £1.800, 000.00 (One
Million, Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds) in a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT
without a beneficiary.

As an officer of this bank, I cannot be affilated with this funds,
that?s why I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive
this funds into your bank account. I intend to part with 30% of this
fund to you while 70% shall be for me. I don't need to stress that
there are practically no risk involved in this. It is going to be a
bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere you feel
it's safer.

All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this
fund. If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely
responses. You can contact me on my private e-mail:
gulzadean.gibuk@feynet.cn.

Note: Please do include your telephone numbers on your e-mail to me
for faster communication.

Best regards,
Gulza Dean.

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