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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: "Nigel Clark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nigelclark100@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:13:35 +0100
Subject: Nigel Clark business Development Director 202.155.230.35

Dear,
My name is Nigel Clark business Development Director national bank canada, managing group of accounts of some non-resident clients out-side canada and in canada, some of them are in Europe,Asia and Americas including three brothers account etc, Are you on trading platforms or need funding of any project or intending to execute any business worldover? this is an opportunity we can close within 7days with your private or personal account in any country of your choice.
I have a drafts containing $200m recently issued by my client questing for investors who are on trading or project funding, for a personal deals that can benefit both parties as stated, is computed in our database as a result of complete information supplied by my clients, it can
be seen in Clearly in ISIN number etc of the cheques by the benefiting clients whose information that will be considered first, for the depositing of the bank instrument issued in the interest of investment.

My objective is to build profit in favour of my client, I have been managing their account for 4 years, there’s no risk attached.
I am an insider who will supervise the transaction to final transfer by the remittance section of the bank as the draft/ cheques are legally issued by the account owners.
As the beneficiary who will be providing an account, I will be mapping out 40% when at the duration of the funds under your custody for the period the funds will stay for investment, Therefore, the procedure is as follows, the company or person(s) interested for the draft will sign deed of assignment covering the credit available in the drafts/cheque, again the beneficiary should know that any amount he need to be approved on the draft/cheque is possible and available in the account incase the 200m is high to brake into investment.
The account where funds was raised is having a balance sheet of seven hundred million dollars just incase, note they various group dollar account under my control is having five billion dollars depending on any amount your capacity can carry,all approvals needed interested beneficiary and will be required to pay draft charge to the ordering bank and the legal dept of bank will handle the required documentation against money laundry and other related matters, by the client for credit as been procured.

As soon as you indicate your interest the cash-backed original draft copy will be despatched to you within 24hrs to any country the beneficiary will choose, confirm your willingness as soon as you received the mail.
Best regards,
Nigel clark,
B.D.D national bank canada

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