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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: "Mr.Adams" <shane.adams101@att.net>
Reply-To: <shaneadams09@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:22:29 +0100
Subject: I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY

Hello,
I am Mr. Shane Adams, External Auditor of Bank Of Scotland Plc.
I am writing you for a possible business transfer worth GBP
?17,000 000(Seventeen Million) Pounds Sterling.

It will be in my interest to finish this transaction with you
hoping that you will not cheat or blackmail me at the conclusion
of this transaction,because I have planned it for a very long time.
At the moment,I am constrained to issue more details about this
business until your positive response is received.

If you can be a collaborator to this transaction, please indicate
your positive interest immediately for us to proceed by sending
your response. I assure you that this deal is worth taking and highly
profitable.

Thank you for your time and attention.
Warmest regards,
Mr. Shane Adams
External Auditor,
Bank Of Scotland Plc

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