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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. Carlos Robert" <cco.8pp@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: crl90crl@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 12:56:07 -0400
Subject: INVESTMENT OPPUNTUNITY.



How are you, I believe that you are the right person God meant to do
this business with me and I must sincerely assure you that no illegal
will happen in this business either now or later, I can not afford to
involve myself in something that is not legal even if it's involves
Billions of Pounds because I am a God fearing man, so I want you to be
re-assured that everything have already worked out once you follow my
instructions and advise accordingly.

Your security is 100% guaranteed, be sure that everything will be
successfully, I want your full co-operation from your side and I will
do the same from this side to ensure that all arrangements here are
perfectly in order.

With Documentation you don't have to fear, Any bank account can serve
whether it's Company or Personal account provided it would receive the
money safely, and i prefer an empty A/C without money in it because
the money involve is huge amount, so go ahead and send Bank
information as soon as possible and be assured that all your
Information is safe and our business is also 100% safe from every
indication, so don't be worried or curious for any reason. There will
be complete Heritage documents to prove that this business is not in
any way related to any illegal act or from Drug and money laundering.

I am not doing this business because of the large amount that is
involved on it but rather the success of this business will benefit
both families from generation to generation as long as you follow my
instruction which I will be getting from our Top officials who is the
main key to success in this business. Please note am not a fraud and
I cannot be one Ok, this is a real business i proposed to you here and
you will confirm it in due time.

{1} Your Name/company's name and full address:.............
{2} Bank Name:..........
{3} Bank Address.........
{4} Account No:............
{5} Swift Code.............{if any}
{6} Account Holder's Name: ............
{7} Your telephone Number both Home, Office &
Cell/Mobile and fax Numbers:........
{8} Your Occupation:.........
{9} Your Country:.............
{10}Your Age..........

I will start processing of the payment documents in your name as
beneficiary; for documentation purpose and i would also like you to
send me any of your legal ID for Identification by email attachment.

I will revert back to you immediately once I receive the information
and you should also not tell your bank that money is coming until I
finish Processing/acquiring all documents from the Ministries to show
your bank that this money is clean money from genuine source, to avoid
your bank asking you early questions that you may not be able to
answer so you should not alert them for security reason. I really want
to know more about you and I will want you to keep it very
confidential at all times and also to be maintaining constant
communications with me knowing that this business should take
precedence over any other business for the mean time.

I am much interested to know whether you will be capable to do this
business with me in full confidence trusting that you will never let
me down in future. All arrangements for the successful transfer of the
fund to your account is already in place but my only Worry is the
security and safety of the funds once transferred to your account.

However, should not entertain any fear for any reason because I will
not do anything that will hurt your feelings and I wouldn't like you
to do anything that will hurt my feelings; rather the success of this
business will benefit both families from generation to generation as
long as you follow my instructions, so send required information.
Finally, This opportunity could hardly come my way again in life, so I
have Planned everything very well with an insider in the bank so be
rest assured that everything will work out fine & please keep it
confidential b/w both of us at the moment until we get everything done.

Best Regards,
Mr. Carlos Robert

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