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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: "OFFICE OF BRITAIN SECRET INTELLIGENCE (MI6) LONDON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gerard.uksisgov@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 23:51:07 +0200
Subject: BENEFITED FUND ALERT

Office of the Britain Secret Intelligence Service
P.O Box 1300,Vauxhall - London SE1 1BD - United Kingdom.
Website: http://www.sis.gov.uk/output/sis-home-welcome.html
S.I.S Ref: LN/mi6/SIS/XX027


Dear beneficiary,



BRITAIN JUSTIFICATORY FUND LETTER:



As Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) also known as Mi6, SIS provides the British Government
with a global covert capability to promote and defend the national security and economic well-being of
the United Kingdom. Regional instability, Financial Frauds, terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction and illegal narcotics are among the major challenges of the 21st century. SIS assists the
government to meet these challenges. To do this effectively SIS must protect the secrets of its sources
and methods.




http://www.sis.gov.uk/output/sis-home-welcome.html




In regards to Legislation and accountability, SIS like other British intelligence and security agencies,
is subject to parliamentary, ministerial, judicial and financial oversight. Oversight is based on two pieces
of UK legislation, the intelligence services Act 1994 (I.S.A) and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers
Act 2000 (R.I.P.A).



With notice, SIS has litigated a group of apprehended UK-based multimillionaire financial fraudsters
who dubiously perpetrated fraudulent acts with first degree ulterior motives against you through your
e-mail over the internet in the United Kingdom.



By court order, prior to 12 years prison sentence charged upon them by the Lord Chief Justice and
President of the Courts of England and Wales (R.H, The Lord Judge: Igor Judge, Baron Judge), the
culprits were placed on a bail by way of compensation to you in a sum of 2,350,000 (Two million,three
hundred and fifty thousand British Pounds Sterling) in lieu of British International Fundamental Human
Rights Ordinances of 1997, of which your benefited fund has been brought in cash to our Head Office
by the culprits' Legal councils prior to their inception of jail term.



Click on your ''REPLY'' to contact the British Intelligence (MI6)Senior Secret Agent in charge of the
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL CRIMES & Class A,B & C DRUGS indicating your names, phone contact,
age, current residential address & a valid identity card.



Caution: Do not recopy this letter or publicize the above Britain's secret agent or the secret email
identity above. For SIS diligence & effectiveness, it must protect the secrets of its sources & methods.



The Management,
British Secret Intelligence Service
London, United Kingdom.


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