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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: "Christian von Glasow (CEO/MD)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <christian@baton-inc.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:07:40 +0200
Subject: Re : GOOD MORNING ?? ..

Good Morning

My name is Christian Von Glasow,I am the Founder/President BATON Communications, Inc USA and Director of Community Bank Finance at Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC Chicago Illinois,USA.Please see the link below for my online profiles

(1) http://www.baton-inc.com/batonsite/team/christian.html (2) http://www.finroad.com/directory/vonglasow_christian.html

I have the opportunity of transferring a substantial amount of money to you for our mutual benefit.

I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT MY PROPOSAL IS NOT A HOAX, AS I AM READY TO PROVE MY IDENTITY TO YOU AND THE REALITY OF THE DEAL WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS.I AM SURE
OF SUCCESS IN THIS DEAL BECAUSE I HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE.

For more details, here is my direct contact email ID's (1) : christian.vonglasow@performancetrusts.com (2) : christian@baton-inc.net

Thanking you in anticipation as I wait to receive your response.

Regards

Christian Von Glasow

Inventor / Founder
GOMIRROR, LLC
6665 Darling Lane
San Bernardino, CA 92407
ID: christian.von.glasow
Email: christian@baton-inc.net
URL: www.baton-inc.com
Email: christian.vonglasow@performancetrusts.com
URL: www.gomirror.com

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