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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: "British Overseas NGOs for Development." <info@bond.org>
Reply-To: info@bond-uk.tk
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 01:12:38 +0530
Subject: DO YOU NEED AN INTEREST RATE FREE LOAN APPLY NOW.

British Overseas NGOs for Development (BOND)
Regent's Wharf
8 All Saints Street,
London N1 9RL
Registered Charity No. 1068839.
Company Registration No. 3395681 (England and Wales)
© 2012
Tel/Fax:+448719153143.
Email: info@bond-uk.tk

We are consultants to the United Nation appeal Fund for Personal,Educational,infrastructure and industrialization.
Our filed application for a grant worth of (Millions U.S Dollars)received an approval on the 15th of January 2012.
Because it is a United Nations grant for promotion of Personal,Educational,infrastructural Development and industrialization,
it is payable without interest and has a mandatory condition that it must be utilized for Socio - economical development in every regions of the world.

Interested Applicant should contact us for more information,s on:


1.MODE OF APPLICATION

2.OUR REQUIREMENT

3.AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Reply to our e-mail: info@bond-uk.tk

I await your response.

Yours Faithfully.


Miss.Roservel Owen.
For: Ben Jackson, Chief Executive.
British Overseas NGOs for Development.

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