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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: anita <anita_2bro3@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: anitabrown1985@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:21:21 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Madam Anita Brown

My Dear,

I am Madam Anita, It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe in your profile and I have to confide in you to succeed in the venture I planned to engage in your country.

There is this amount of four million U.S dollars ($4,000,000.00) which my late Husband kept in a Finance Company in Abidjan before he was assassinated by unknown persons. Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political
reasons.

I wish you to help me claim and retrieve these fund from the Fiduciary Fund Holders and transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment purposes on any of these areas:

1). Telecommunication.
2). the transport industry.
3). Five star hotel

To indicate your interest and readiness to assist me, I will like to talk with you and if you can be of any assistance I will be pleased to offer you 20% of the total fund. I await your soonest response,

Respectfully yours,
Madam Anita Brown.




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