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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. Victory Droms" <assetdd@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: assetdirectorfc@msn.com
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:14:58 -0600
Subject: Immediate Allocation Payment



LLG Division
Financial Rate
GHK LINE NO86
United Kingdom

Att: Beneficiary,

Considered your project done, with the help of United Nation Ministry whom
instructed their offshore bank in UK London for your immediate payment over
contract asset allocation sum of £10,200.000.00 (Ten Million Two Hundred
Thousand British Pounds Sterling Only)

In regards, we are please to inform you that every duty is already
working with
the Lloyds Tsb Bank of London Plc.

Nevertheless to feedback with your bank detail where you want the fund to be
transfer as soon as the payment approve granted in your favor as the rightful
beneficiary. Therefore you should stated your bank account information as
following below:

Bank Name:.........
Bank Address:......
Account name:.......
Account no:.........
Swift code:.........
Home address:........
Mobile phone.. office & home....

Once those information confirmed the bank will proceed forward for immediate
payment into your account successfully.

I wish almost confidential in handle this legitimate transaction.

Your Sincerely.

Mr. Victory Droms
Foreign Asset Director.

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