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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.Larry Smith" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <williamibru1946@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:32:34 +0100
Subject: FROM MR LARRY SMITH (COMPENSATION).

Dear Friend,
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. I am using this opportunity to thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you. But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of the bank to someone else from Russia who was capable of assisting me in this great venture.

I want you to know that i traveled all the way from Nigeria down to Russia to meet with my partner who helped me in receiving the money from the bank. and we both shared the money according to the percentage we agreed on.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed at the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million, United States Dollars). I have authorized the Bank where I deposited my money to issue you international certified bank draft cashable at your bank.

My dear friend I will like you to contact the Bank for the collection of this international certified bank draft. The name and contact address of the Person with your Cheque MR. MUSA BAKO is as follows.

CONTACT NAME: MR. MUSA BAKO
EMAIL: wiretransferunit77@yahoo.fr
TEL: +234 807 344 1023

you can as well call the Director in charge of your package in west African where i deposited it. once you call him tell him that I, Mr. Larry smith instructed you to give him a call in other to know where to receive the money(PACKAGE).therefore you are to send to him your full Name, telephone number. Occupations, date of birth and mailing address for his reference and make further arrangement with him on how you want to receive your funds.

At the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which myself and my new partner are having at hand. Finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to the Bank on your behalf to send the bank draft to you as soon as you contact them without any delay. Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart. Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you soon.

NOTE: DON'T FORGET TO CALL MR. CHRIS BROWN ON THIS CELL NUMBER +234 807 344 1023.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Larry smith.


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