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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: fred patrick <fred_patrick@in.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 03:04:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PARTNERSHIP REQUEST




Hello; Proposed Partner



My name is Fred Patrick. I am the chief Financial Officer at the

Alliance-Leicester Bank United Kingdom. My contacting you is based on a secret

discovery of the sum of £28.250.390.00 (Twenty Eight Million, Two Hundred

and Fifty Thousand,Three Hundred and Ninety Pounds Sterling) only, in a

secret foreign account.



It will be in my interest to work and finish this transaction with you. If

you can be a collaborator to this transaction, please indicate your positive

interest immediately for us to proceed if not please ignore. Remember this

is absolutely confidential because my Bank does not know about it.



Get back to me on my private email address, fred_patrick@in.com

Warmest regards,

Patrick fred,

Chief Financial Officer,

Alliance-Leicester Bank.

United Kingdom.

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