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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: "Dr.Paul Mirza" <info@business.com>
Reply-To: drpaulmirza@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:33:45 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP




Hello, dear!

My name is Dr. Paul Mirza , Operations / Regional Manager with a Bank in
United Kingdom. I chose this top secret / confidential cooperation with
you described herein, for our mutual benefit. During the annual audit of
our bank, I discovered abandoned / unclaimed funds, the sum total of which
is £ 30,000,000 GBP (30 million British pounds) in an account belonging to
one of our foreign customer’s .I found that he had no particular
family or designated beneficiary on the account, after going through his
writings in our bank. I am sincerely and consciously seeking to present
you as the trustee to the deceased so that the sum of 30 million pounds
sterling will be converted to your custody and we shall share in a
percentage ratio of 50% for me and 40% for you of which am planning to
invest my own share of the fund in your country under your Management and
control, while 10% will be for all costs of the transaction. I need your
honest cooperation, trust and absolute confidentiality so that we
successfully complete this transaction. I declare and promise that this
transaction shall be under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law, both in your country and here in London, as
the fund is transferred to your nominated bank account. After examination
and acceptance of this offer, please forward this information to me
immediately on my private e-mail address for more discussion:
drpaulmirza@yahoo.com
-Your full name:
-Your full contact address:
-Your mobile phone direct number:
Sincerely,
Dr.Paul Mirza










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