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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.Robert Douglas" <john1000@bigoon.com>
Reply-To: robertdouglas107@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 15:22:12 +0200
Subject: business partner needed




Dear Partner,

I write to request your co-operation in my desire to find a foreign
partner who will assist me in relocating and investing of the sum of
(20,000,000.00) Twenty million British Pounds Sterling's which is
presently available in my bank and in my possession.

I am the Executive Auditor in my Bank here in UK and this money was
deposited by my Deceased Customer who died in an Air Crash many years ago,
and no body has operated or knew about this fund.
I have all the files concerning this fund with me because I was the
Account Manager of the deceased the owner of the fund. The owner of the
money is "Mr. Ed Swingle" who died on 4th Jan 2002 with his entire Family
In a plane crash in Birmingham ; you can view this CNN or BBC website for
his true details.


http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/01/04/england.plane/

I will be glad if you can stand as next beneficiary to receive this money
in your country as this fund can only be paid to any foreigner who lives
outside UK ,and i would invest my share in your Country. I am offering you
40% of total sum after the transfer while 60% will be my share.

The entire plan and documents of this transaction will be processed by a
Government accredited Lawyer and the documents shall be forwarded to you
during the process.

I also want to assure you that this business is % 100 free from risk.
You can as well enclose your direct telephone numbers for discussion of
this offer in further details, let me have your full Names, Confidential
Telephone, Fax and Mobile Numbers and also your Contact Address in
response to this proposal if you are interested.

Send your reply through my private : robertdouglas107@yahoo.com.ph or
douglasrobert874@gmail.com


Best Regards

Mr.Robert Douglas
UK

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