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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: "Michael Jurgen" <Jurgen101@mail2world.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: Jurgen03@mail2world.com
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:39:08 +0200
Subject: Investment

Hello

Hopeful this will meet your business interest and genuine concern for personal relationship, hence my proposition for private investment partnership in the field of commerical real estate,trade and industry .

I am about to disengage from 37years active service as a career engineer, which position took me to the interiors of various oil producing countries in Middle East, Latin America and the Baltic states respectively. I have over the years acquired some good amount as investment fund and have decided now to make this important contact with you for my retirement plans.

Due to rampant internet abuse by spam , I will reserve crucial details of the programme for personal security until we can establish mutual concern based upon your response.

Michael Jurgen.


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