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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: danlami esq <danlami_esq2003@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:55:17 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ITS URGENT--CALL ME ON TEL-+22507907843---DANLAMI MOHAMED ESQ .


CODE-42-SPECTRUM IS GREEN

ATTN-MR JUSTIN THYME

SIR,

THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL BUT PLEASE THERE IS NO PROMBLEM WITH THE ACCOUNT WHICH I GAVE TO YOU BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE A COMPANY ACCOUNT WHICH I GAVE TO YOU TO ACCOMODATE THE MONEY YOU CLAIM YOU SEND WITHOUT ANY HINDRANCE FROM ANY CHANNEL .

NOTE I NEED THE PAYMENT RECIEPTS OF THE MONEY YOU SEND IMMEDIATELY THEN I WILL REACH THE CORRESPONDING BANK IN CYPRUS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO THE LOCAL ACCOUNT THIS IS WHAT I MEAN .

NOTE THE DRAFT PAYMENT OF THE 25 MILLION DOLLARS HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED THROUGH A PAYING PARENTS BANK HERE IN IVORY COAST WHICH I HAVE SENT YOU THE SPECIMEN IS ISSUED ON YOUR NAME AND FAVOUR CONFIRMABLE IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT .

MY GOOD FRIEND THERE IS NO SINGLE TIME TO WASTE IMMEDIATELY I RECIEVED THE SAID FINANCE EVERYTHING WILL BE OK TO COMPLETE BOTH THE ECOWAS ORDER AND ALSO THE AFFIDAVIT OF FUNDOWNERSHIP ON YOUR NAME AS CONTRACT DEBT SETTLEMENT TO ENABLE THE CONFIRMATIONS OF THE SAID FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY HINDRANCE REGARDS THE ORIGIN OF FUND.

MR JUSTIN I TRIED ALL DAY TO REACH YOUR PHONE FOR SOUND VERBAL CLEARIFICATIONS AND UPDATIONS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING TO ENABLE US ACHIEVE THIS GREAT SUCCESS ON YOUR FAVOUR.

THERE IS NO TIME FOR YOU TO WASTE JUST SEND ME THE PAYMENT TRANSFER SLIP YOU USE TO SEND THE 75 THOUSAND TO THE BANK IN CYPRUS WHICH I STATED TO ENABLE US ACHIEVE THIS GREAT DESIRED GOLDEN SUCCESS THAN STOPPING THIS IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO OUR ACHIEVING THIS SUCCESS REGARDS THE URGENCY REGARDS THE ONCOMING ELECTION AND ITS POLITICAL STABILITIES.

AWAITS YOUR IMMEDIATE URGENT UNDERSTANDING AND UTMOST CO-OPERATIONS FOR AN ULTIMATE SUCCESS AND WETIN 72 HOURS I RECIEVED THE FINANCE THE SAID FUND WILL BE CONFIRMED IN YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH THE DRAFT CHEQUE PAYMENT SYSTEM WITHOUT ANY HINDRANCE .

DO THIS IMMEDIATELY TO ENABLE ME RETRIEVE THE HARD COPY DRAFT AS YOUR CONFIDED LEGAL ATTACHEE AND DHL THIS TO YOU FOR SUBMISSION TO YOUR BANK FOR CONFIRMATIONS AND WITHDRAWAL THIS IS NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH IN THE MATTER SO I NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATIONS.

PLEASE CALL ME IMMEDIATELY WE NEED TO TALK FOR SOUND VERBAL CLEARIFICATIONS I HAVE TRIED TO REACH YOU ON YOUR STATED NUMBER BUT ALWAYS ON MESSAGE SO I NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTIONS BECAUSE A STICH IN TIME SAVES NINE LIKE A WORD IS ENOUGH FOR A WISE.

TAKE HEED TO MY ADVISE AND ACT ACCORDINGLY FOR A POSITIVE RESULT.

YOURS TRUELY IN PROGRESS AND SERVICE

DANLAMI MOHAMED ESQ

TEL-+22507907843


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