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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 Morris Edward <mrmorris_edward@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: chiefexecutiveaccountantofficer@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 13:34:19 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Request For Business Investment




Hello Dear,



I wish to contact you personally for a business transaction/Investment proposal of $8,000,000(EIGHT MILLION US DOLLARS) hopefully that you will respond positively to this investment proposal.I need a reliable,honest and capable person who will be able to handle this transaction.and I believe that you will never turn down my request.I am the chief executive accountant,Halifax Bank of Scotland, United Kingdom.With your sincere assistant and co-operation, we can finalize this transaction, and be rest assured that this deal is worth taking and highly profitable.



At this moment,I will not issue the details of this transaction until your positive response is granted.For further correspondence regarding this business proposal,contact me back if you are interested for further discussion on this.



Thanks for your attention.you can get back to me through this my private E-mail: chiefexecutiveaccountantofficer@yahoo.co.uk



Kind regards.

Mr.Morris Edward.

Chief executive accountant corporate,

Bank Of Scotland.

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