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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: "david mills" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.david_mills@rediffmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:09:55 +0100
Subject: contact david mills pls

From doctor David Mills
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Downs Road
Sutton
Surrey
uk
I am a medical doctor from the well known hospital in London the The Royal Marsden NHS Trust, specialist t in cancer treatment during my time as a medical Doctor I have seen patient come and go after begin treated for various diseases and are happy to return to their respected family well and happy ,i have worked here for the past 12 years, and currently have a patient from Dubai royal family Mr. Shaiki Zayed jr who is suffering from prostate cancer and has been with us for the past 9 months and he is o
n life support machine ever since, and currently have few months to live probably weeks ,and since he has been here his bill has been paid via bank transfers neither his family nor friends have checked on his account payments and his well begin.
Futher more through my investigation I have come to realize that there is a lot of family turmoil and no one is interested on the outcome of his health because of family fraud and he currently has a united kingdom account with a total sum of £14miillonpounds ,with no next of kin attached to this large sum of money. And this money is just setting here attached to no one. Because of my position here I cannot do it by myself .
So I am soliciting your assistance to act as the next of kin to get hold of this money without anyone knowing, just between you and me,
As you are aware of the code and conduct of my job I am not allowed to disclose this information based on strictly confidential ethics so I beg you to keep this information to yourself alone, and I am quite aware of the weight of my request on you , but be rest assured of my willingness to asset you were possible, to arrive at our set objectives to get hands on this money that will either go back to the bank or to the government.
Please contact via email, Thanks again Doctor David mills

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