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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: gncfoundation@katamail.com
Reply-To: gncfoundation@peoplesperson.co.in
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 05:42:43 +0700
Subject: 2010 FOUNDATION GRANT from Gordon Atkin (QUEEN COUNSEL) UK

Good day ,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the
fund transferred to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of
a new partner from Paraguay who is an international business
man.
Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my
own share of the total sum.I have also turned born again as
I have decided to spend the rest of my life giving succor
and hope to the less privilege in the society .
Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts
to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it
failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary in our london office,
Her contact is:
Name: Mrs. Jane Okeke Thomas.
Email Address:<gncfoundaion90@gmail.com) or(gncfoundation15@msn.com)

Ask her to send you the total $850.000.00 (Eight Hundred
and Fifty Thousand US Dollars) that I kept for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist
me in this matter.
Also do use part of the money for philanthropist purposes
for use in helping the less privileged in your area.
Put a smile on somebody face and let the world be better
for it.
I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel
free and get in touch with my secretary Mrs. Jane Okeke
Thomas and instruct her where to send the amount to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we
can share the joy after all the suffering at that time. In
the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment
projects which me and the new partner I am having hand.
Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my
secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free
to get in touch with Mrs. Jane Okeke Thomas and she will
send the amount to you without any delay.
I beg you in the name of the most high to use at least 50%
of the proceed to put smile on the faces of the less
privileged especially during this festive season.
This is my utmost wish for this grant.
With best regards.
Gordon Atkin (QUEEN COUNSEL) UK

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