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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:
Reply-To: <jsnhoker@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject: HELLO, KINDEST ATTENTION.


(HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL)


Greetings,


My name is Jason Hooker (Attorney at Law), my client (name withheld) a member of the U.S. ARMY USARPAC Medical Team, which was deployed to Iraq in the beginning of the war in Iraq . Please do visit the BBC website stated below to enable you have insight as to what I'm intending to share with you, believing that it would be of your desired interest one-way or the other. Please, do not take this vital issue as the numerous scam mails you received or maybe an attempt to defraud you, give it an utmost attention.

View this, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

Also, get back to me having visited the above website to enable us discuss in a more clarifying manner to the best of your understanding.

Regards,

Jason Hooker (LLM)
(Attorney at Law).
jasonhooker4@inMail24.com FOR MY URGENT ATTENTION.

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