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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: "Adrian & Gillian Bayford" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agbayford@lycos.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:23:41 -0500
Subject: Bayford Charity & Humanitarian Foundation

My Husband and I have chosen you and your organization as our foreign Representative; this
is a part time job that takes less of your time but pays more for your time, so If you are
interested in working with us we advice you consider and accept this mail by not comparing
it with other regular mails you get from the world of internet on a daily basis.

Since we won the biggest Euro Millions lottery prize of £148m on Thursday night 6th of Dec.
2012, we have decide to commence our Charity/Humanitarian Foundation, with an ongoing
project in Haiti to support the victims that lost everything due to the earthquake
disaster, hurricane sandy, which we have tagged "Giving Back To Our Community" A
Program/investment plan considering the amount of fund God has blessed us with, it will not
be wise of us if we do not diversify our fund.

And thus; we are beginning to get cash response/donation from good Samaritan who are
willing to assist/lend to the needy in Haiti and other parts of the world with similar
problems particularly now we are including refugees whom have flee from Syria to other
nearby countries for safety and shelter.

Therefore; you will be assisting us to receiving cash donations from our donors who are
willing to support the program we have began on our behalf and remit back to us, back to
the project account as directed and instructed by us.
In every donation you'll receive on-behalf of us in your country, you will be entitle to a
10% of every amount.

To verify the genuineness of this, please see our interview by visiting the web page below;

Please read the article:-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9474890/EuroMillions-winners-interview-148.6-million-lottery-win-is-slightly-frightening.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/euromillions-lottery-winners-adrian-and-gillian-bayford-say-148m-fortune-has-come-at-just-the-right-time-8046211.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/14/british-euromillions-jackpot-winners-revealed

http://bclc.uschamber.com/site-page/hurricane-sandy-corporate-aid-tracker


Your full names/email details,
institution/academy/organization/company’s operations and profile got to my wife and I
attention from the World Humanitarian Management Register Board, in line with current
diversification, disaster and expansion program in creating/making strategic
donation/partnership, we would like to support and also to know if there are available
partnership options and openings for new Partnership, accepting donations, Sponsorship &
Investors Funding within your organization, because have chosen you as our Representative
Associate in your country.


Kindly send us your reply to ( agbayford@lycos.com )with the below details so that we can
direct our Bank to effect a valid Bank Draft in your name to your operational bank account
in your country.

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Full Name:

State:

Country:

DOB:

Occupation:

Age:

Bank Name:

Sex:

Mobile/Tel:

Identity

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Thank you,

Adrian & Gillian Bayford.
Bayford Charity & Humanitarian Foundation
agbayford@lycos.com

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