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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Jerry Ntai" <david@mail.cmuh.org.tw>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:16:51 +0800 (CST)
Subject: DO NOT IGNORE (PLEASE READ AND GET BACK TO ME) via
jerryntaimevas@qatar.io


    Good Day,I do not know how familier you are with invents, butmy aim of contacting you is to introduce to you thislifetime opportunity of mutual benefit, this howeverdoes not mean I am compelling you to honor againstyour will but I will like you to read on and considerthe value I offer.My name is Mr. Jerry Ntai, I am the Head of Operationsin Mevas Bank, Hong Kong. I have a business proposalin the tune of $25.2m to be transferred to an offshoreaccount with your assistace.After the successful transfer, we shall share inratio of 30% for you and 70% for me. Should you beinterested, please respond to my letter immediately,so we can commence all arrangements and I will giveyou more information on the project and how we wouldhandle it.You can contact me on my private email:jerryntaimevas@qatar.io and send me thefollowing information for documentation purpose:(1)Full names(2)private phone number(3)current residential address(4)Occupation(5)Age and Sex.I look forward to hearing from you.Kind Regards,Mr. Jerry Ntai

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