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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: Henry Amed <henryamed10@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 02:03:43 +0000
Subject: Urgent Transfer Deal

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Attn/Please

I am Dr Brown Clinton a bank manager here in Ghana, I am writing to request
your assistance to transfer the sum of
15,000000, million, (USD) United States dollars) into your accounts, The
total amount is fifteen million dollars.

The above sum belongs to our customer late D r.Jimmy Melilla who died along
with his entire family in the Benin plane crash 2005 and since then the
fund has been in a suspense account.

After my further investigation I find out that Dr Jimmy Melilla died with
his next of kin and according to the laws and constitution guiding the bank
institution stated that after the expiration of (7 and 1/2) seven and half
year, if no body or person comes for the claim as the next of kin, the fund
will be channel into national treasury as unclaimed fund Because of the
static of this transaction I want you to present you as his foreign
business partner so that our bank will accord you the recognition and have
the fund transfer to your account.

Please contact me here direct for more information;(brownclinton12@yahoo.com
)

The total sum will be shared as follows:60% for me,40% for you and expenses
incidental occur during the transfer will be insure by both of us. The
transfer is risk free on both sides hence you are going to follow my
instruction till the fund transfer to your account. More details
information with the text of application form will be forwarded to you to
breakdown explaining comprehensively what require of you.

1. Your Full Name............................
2. Your Sex.................................
3. Your Age.................................
4. Your Country..............................
5. Passport / driving license.......
6. Marital Status......................
7. Your Occupation..........................
8.Your Personal Mobile Number....................
9. Your Personal Fax Number......................
10.Your Account information.................

Thanks

Brown Clinton

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