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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: "Phillip Hermann" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <philliphermann.esp@globomail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 20:36:36 +0100
Subject: Your Assistance is Needed

$12.5 Million USD Deposit
Top classified Secrecy transfer

Dear Friend,

We are officials of UBS bank Swiss, we have UBS Bank inheritance deposit fund unclaimed. We are looking for a reliable personal or company account that can assist us to claim total of $12,500,000 Million USD.

The fund belongs to one of our female customer wife of formal president now late but well know politician.


We assisted the customer to deposit the fund. Now the customer is late without any next of kin to claim the money.

We are looking for a reliable bank account that we can use as his business associate to claim the total money, with our instruction the money will be transfer directly into the account you will provide. If you are really interested on this deal, you will have 30% and 70% for us. Provide information’s.


Bank Name:
Bank Address:
Bank account No:
Beneficiary Name:
Beneficiary Address:
Beneficiary phone
Copy of your passport identification:


If you have account within Europe/USA the deal will only take 4 days, in Asia it will take 6 days. If you are not serious with this deal, don’t reply


If you are really serious please provide complete details to enable us proceed. This is real.


Please contact me by email: philliphermann.esp@globomail.com


Thanks,

Philip Hermann

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