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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: "Dr. Abate James" <dr.james@videobank.it>
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:20:30 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME



From: Dr. Abate James
The Fund Manager
Trustnet Investment Company
102 Edgware Road
London W2 1DW
United Kingdom
www.trustnet.com

I am Abate James, Funds Manager to Trustnet Investment Company United Kingdom.
Neverthless, as Trustnet Funds Manager, I handle all our Investment Direct
Capital Funds and have secretly extract 1.2% from Excess Maximum
Return Capital
Profit (EMRCP) per annum on each of the Investor's Magellan Capital Funds.

As an expert, I have secretly extract over £32Million Pounds from the
Investor's
EMRCP and hereby looking for someone to trust who will stand as an Investor to
receive the funds as Annual Investment Proceeds from Trustnet Magellan Capital
Funds. I am contacting you because I cannot claim this fund as the
Fund Manager
since the company knows my financial position in the company. And there is no
way I can claim such amount without involving a foreigner as the
Investor owner
of the fund.

I will be happy to work this deal out with you if you are capable to keep TOP
SECRET. I need strong Assurance that you will never let me down, if I transfer
this money to your account. All the necessary arrangement has been completed
whereby the funds can be claimed by any foreigner as an Investor owner of the
fund without any hitches. Our sharing ratio will be 60 for me while 40
goes to you.

If interested, please email me back including your mobile phone number

for further details.

Regards,
Dr. Abate James.

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