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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: "Mr Michael Owen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <excelsecuritiescompany@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:05:37 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS

Hello Beloved how are you doing today. Its good to write you onces again after a long time. I wanted you to know that the funds was released from the bank. And the funds is now in New Jersey in USA at the present time. The funds are now lying with the diplomat who brought the funds from Africa to USA. The diplomat doesn’t know the content of what is on the consignment he brought to USA. On the documents that were given out to you he was told the consignment contains industrial items.

When contacting him don’t let him know that the consignment contains
Money, which he had brought to USA. We had to do it this way because
Its more easy. Why its also done this way is because if the
Money comes through a wire transfer the USA government will take almost
40% of the funds which we don’t want that.


You will be contacting the diplomat for the delivery of the consignment
to you. Below its his contact information’s. You have to keep trying the number till you get him ok.Please call Mr Don Richard to get your funds.

Name: Mr. Don Richard
Email: mrdrichard19@gmail.com
Phone:+12018302305


When contact him you send him your address were he will be delivering the consignment because presently at this time he is in New Jersey in USA . You give him a call. He will explain better. Its important you give him a call.

>From Mr Michael Owen



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