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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: "FROM BANKLES BANK UK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adamswilliams@london.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:38:02 +0530
Subject: ATTENTION

ATTENTION,
This is to inform you honorable contractor about the good news on your payment and also seeing that you have gone through a lot trying to receive this fund but all to no avail. Now I have made an arrange with a diplomat with the bank I am working with, uses to help you deliver your fund to your country Since transferring the fund through bank to bank Attn: transfer will demand for a lot of money. I have also received a call from the diplomat that he will be going to country in two weeks from now, and I have tried contacting you through your old information, rather I got someone that told me that you no longer interested with the Transaction that you have given him the go ahead order to complete it with my bank. Therefore I want to know if the diplomat should go ahead and deliver the consignment to your partner that told me he is recently in country and also the amount in the box is $2.8 Million United States Dollars, As soon as you contact me with your Present complete contact details, I will give you the D
NAME:
ADDRESS:
MOBILE NO.:
NAME OF YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT:
A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION:
For easy Communication.
Get back to me as soon as you get this message.
Sincerely.
ADAMS WILLIAMS
REPLY TO THIS ID; adamswilliams@london.com
Barclay's Bank Plc London
Note that this is a deal and I would want this
Transaction to be confidential and the bank I work
With must not know about it, I am the head of
Operation International remittance.


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