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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: FREDERICK MORGAN <mrscarpenter.us@sandra.com>
Reply-To: frederick.morgan0@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 12:51:04 -0400
Subject: URGENT REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP.



Good day to you,

Please, l apologize for using this medium to reach you.

My name is Dr Frederick Morgan,i am a UK national ,I work as the Head
of Logistic Dept to Africa DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND VAULTS COMPANY LTD
here in London.i decided to contact you, to be my partner in business
so as to help me raise capital to invest in a profitable business
abroad. I have been working with ( A. D.S.V.C.) company for the past 6
years. Within this period, I have watched With meticulous interest how
African heads of states and government functionaries have been using
DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND VAULT COMPANY LTD to shift their money abroad.

They bring in, these Consignment of money and secretly declare the
content as, precious stones, family treasure Etc. The late Mobutu
Seseko of Zaire, the late Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo, Sani Abacha of
Nigeria through our African and Asian Branch. These past heads of
states and president have hundreds of consignments deposited with
African DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND VAULTS COMPANY LTD.

Their foreign partners, friends, and relatives, have claimed most of
this consignments here in London . A lot of them are still unclaimed
for as much as 10years; nobody may ever come for them, Because in most
cases, the documents of deposit are never available to any body except
the depositor, and most of them are dead. Since the inception of the
2000 millennium, DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND VAULTS COMPANY LTD
,management changed the policy/procedure of claims of consignments.
That as on as you are able to produce all the secret information as
contained in the secret file of any Consignment, it will be released
to you upon demand. The late Jonas Savimbi has over 7 Consignments,
deposited with several names and codes. 4 of this consignment have
been claimed in past 2 years after his Death in Angola. I have
finished every arrangement as to the claim, for you to claim
consignments, No.1201 containing $15 million Dollars and No.1202
containing $22 million Dollars, My plan is to supply you with all the
information and documents regarding the Deposit of the Consignment by
mail . Nobody will ever know I am involved in this deal in the
company. I'll suggest upon conclusion, we share 50-50. I assure you
that the business have been planned for 3 years now, and it is very
secure.

Use the above address to contact me since i don't want to use the
Company id since they monitor all their mail from the Hard Disk so all
you will do to me is fast and urgent reply, and we can do as many as
we can.

Waiting to hear from you soon

Yours

Dr Frederick Morgan

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