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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: na10zek <na10zek@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: na1zek@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 07:23:34 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Re:FROM DESK OF UK EQUESTRIAN PROPERTIES


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Colesden Lodge Cottage, Colesden,
Bedfordshire Mk44 3DA , London
Email : russ.brown@contractor.net


 
FROM DESK OF UK

EQUESTRIAN

PROPERTIES.
 

ATTN:

 
 
I write to inform you of my desire to acquire estates or
landed
properties in your country on behalf of the Director of Contracts and
Finance
Allocations of the Building Committee in UNITED KINGDOM LONDON.

 
Considering his very strategic and influential position, he
would want
the transaction to be as strictly confidential as possible.
 
He further wants his identity to remain undisclosed at least
for now,
until the completion of the transaction.
 
Hence our desire to have an overseas agent.
 
I have therefore been directed to inquire if you would agree
to act as
our overseas agent in order to actualize this transaction.
 
The deal, in brief, is that the funds with which we intend to
carry out
our proposed investments in your country is presently deposited with
(SECURITY
COMPANY HERE IN LONDON) and we need your assistance to transfer the
funds to
your country in a convenient

bank account that will be provided by you
before we
can put the funds into use in your country.
 
For this, you shall be considered to have executed a contract
for the
Building Committee in UNITED KINGDOM LONDON for which payment should be
effected
to you by the Ministry, The contract sum of which shall run into 16
Million
British Pound Sterling,of which your share shall be 20% if you agree to
be our
overseas agent.
 
As soon as payment is effected, and the amount mentioned above
is
successfully transferred into your account,we intend to use our own
share in
acquiring some estates abroad.

For
this too you
shall also serve as our agent.
In the light of this, I would like you to forward to me the
following
information below:
 
1. Your company name and address if any
2. Your personal fax number
3. Your personal

telephone number for easy communication.

4. Your full name & address

You are requested to communicate your acceptance of this
proposal through
my above stated email address after which we shall discuss in details
the
modalities for seeing this transaction through.

Your quick response will be highly appreciated.
Thank you in anticipation of your cooperation.
 
Reply back for more details at Email :
russ.brown@contractor.net



Regard`s
Mr.Russ Brown
+44-704-575-3844

Colesden Lodge Cottage,
Colesden,

Bedfordshire Mk44 3DA ,
London


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