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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: "MORGAN DAVID" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <morgandaven43@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 07:23:11 +0530
Subject: INVESTMENT PURPOSAL

Dear sir/madam,



My name is Mr morgan daven from United Kingdom; I got your contact from a
web



business directory on investment. Now I am here in India presently seeking



for a reliable and trust worthy fellow to assist me of my late father fund,



which I transferred from the Bank of England to Reserve Bank of India



foreign remittent Department (R.B.I), for investment purpose. Please I need



your assistance in the following ways.



1). to assist me search for a profitable business like real estate



investment or other profitable business in your country where I can invest



my money also we can be a business partner.



2). To assist me purchase a living home, because my advocate advice me to



move out of United Kingdom due to my family property problem, I have( Six



point two million dollars ($ 6.2m) here in Reserve Bank of India, I have



done a reasonable research, so I want you to assist me by transferring this



funds into your Bank account.



3). 15% percent will be offer to you for this great help. While 5% will be



set aside for any expenses that may be occur during the process of the



transfer, I am also ready to associate with a local partner, provided your



Government will give me Residence Permit. Please if you are interested do



contact me as soon as possible. For proper verification here is my contact



numbers. Thanks for co. Operation.



My personal number: +919167634165



E-mail id: morgandaven43@yahoo.co.uk



Best Regards,



Mr morgan . daven

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