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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: "Credit Suisse" <credit.suisse@rusrek.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:39:14 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Urgent transfer notice!


Urgent transfer notice!

Good day,

This department of Credit Suisse Cie SA was instructed to remmit the tot=
al
contract sum of S12,000,000.00 on your behalf as your payment hold by
African Union.

The transfer takes effects immediately as we confirm the following

1.) The receiving bank account information of yours.
2.) The direct telephone numbers of your account manager who will confir=
m
the receipt funds

Lastly, you are advice to make payment of S260.00 being transfer
Assessment/registration receipt, send the fees via Western Union to the
receiver's name hereunder:

Receiver's Name: Morris Eze
Address: Lagos, Nigeria.
Amount: S260.00

Do let us have your account details immediately along with the payment
information for the payment assessment receipt to prompt transfer as we
have the mandate to credit your account for confirmation not more than 7=
2
hours the statutory obligations are met.

Sincerely.

Brady W. Dougan
Director, Credit Suisse Cie SA
Paradeplatz 8
8070 Zurich,Switzerland.


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