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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: Mozango Chambers <mozangochambers@ssummail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:29:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend
I am Barrister Joseph Mozango, an attorney at law. I discovered your email
(address) and information through a comprehensive web search on the
internet so I decided to contact you.I know this may sound like a scam, as plenty dubious activities are taking place over the internet today but I assure you that this is authentic. I can send you my Identification for
verification. A deceased client of mine named Mr Peter Corvalan,, who herein referred to as my client and of the same nationality with you, died as a result of a heart-related conditions on the 11 November 2001. His heart condition was caused due to the death of all the members of his family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf near Bahrain Aired August 23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported on.

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and properties left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance House where these funds were deposited. Particularly, the finance house where the deceased deposited as family treasure, a consignment value ($6.500.000) Six million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars last year issued me a 12 months notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the fund consignment confiscated, and this ultimatum expires by next month. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two years now, I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin so that the proceed of this deposit valued at ($6.500.000) Six million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars can be released to you and then you and I can share the money, 40% for me 40% for you, and the remaining 20% will be for charity home. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this business through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. As we proceed you will begin to realize that it is risk free. Only i have to instruct you on what and what to do at everytime.Get in touch if you want work with me with below
information for further proceeding.

Your Full Name
Your Telephone And Fax Numbers If Any fax
Your Current address
Your Age
Your Occupation

The above information i will send to the finance company as my late client next of kin to enable them arrange for the transfer of the fund to you so do not hesitate to send it in ur reply for further arrangement
Thanks and waiting to hear from you.
Sincerely yours,
Joseph Mozango



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