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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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Fraud email example:

From: "globalsecurity_de globalsecurity_de" <globalsecurity_de@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:24:25 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT

ATTN: MR ANDREW CLAKE,

THANKS FOR YOUR PROMPTLY REPLY. YES THE DIPLOMAT WILL ARRIVE AHEAD OF YOU IN
TOKYO JAPAN WHERE HE CAN HELP YOU WHERE EVER.BUT I ANT TO DO YOU A FAVOUR IF
I WIL DISCUS WITH MY BOSS BY TOMMOROW TO SEE IF WE CAN DELIVER THIS
CONSIGNMENT TO YOU IN LONDON BUT I WIL FULLY INFOMR YOU BY TOMMOROW OK I
PROMISED TO DO THAT FOR YOU.


THE ISUED ON OPENING AN ACCOUNT IS NO PROBLEM THE DIPLOMAT WIL ASSIST YOU IN
THAT IN TOKYO OR IN LONDON WHICH I AM HOPING THE MANAGMENT WIL APPROVED A
DIPLOMT TO DELIVER IT TO YOU. THE DIPLOMAT WIL GIVE YOU EVERY ASSISTANCE
WAHT SO EVER THAT IS MY PROMISED TO YOU .THE CONSIGNMENT IS IN A TRUCK BOX
OK AND DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THAT THE DIPLOMAT WIL HELP TO SEE THAT EVERYTHING
GOES WELLL AS YOU WANT IT TO BE AND YOU ARE SAFE WHAT SO EVER.


YES SINCE THE FLIGHT IS SO TIGHT THAT IS WHY I WANT TO TALK TO MY BOSS ON
THE ISUED OF YOU COMING DOWN TO LONDON IN CLAIMING THE CONSIGNMENT AND I
KNOW IT WIL BE VERY NUCH BETTERR FOR YOU BUT PLEASE GIVE ME STIL TOMMOROW TO
DICUSS WITH MY BOSS.

ON THIS ISUED OF TRAVLLING OVER THE WEEKEND WAIT FOR MY MAIL TOMMOROW TO SEE
IF YOU HAVE TO COME TO LONDON OR JAPAN .BY TOOMOROW I WIL GIVE YOU FURTHER
DETAILS ON ALL OF THAT AND YOU HAVE NO PROBLEM AT ALL THAT IS THE ASSURANCE
OF THE COMPANY.THE ISUED OF THE DIPLOMAT ARRIVING ON WEEKEND IT DEPENDS ON
HIS INTINARY BUT DO NOT WORRY LET ME CONCLUDE WITH MY BOSS BY TOMMOROW.


THIS MATTER IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTAIL AND IT REMAIN SO THAT IS FOR SURE PLEASE
GIVE ME TOMMOROW TO INFOMR YOU ON THE BEST WAY TO DO IT NOW OK

REGARDS
MS SONIA KLAUS

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