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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: "DR RAYMOUND JOHN" <drraymondjohn_11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrraymoundjohn1@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:24:18 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: FROM: DR. RAYMOUND JOHN




FROM: DR. RAYMOUND JOHN
DIRECTOR: WORLD FUND MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT BUREAU.

CONFIDENTIAL COURIER PAYMENT


I am Dr RAYMOUND JOHN, of World Fund Discovery Management And Payment
Bureau I decided to contact you because of the prevailing security report
reaching my office and the intense nature of polity in London.

This is to inform you about our plan to send your fund to you via cash
delivery system,
This system will be easier for you and for us. We are going to send your
contract part payment of $7.5.M Million to you via courier service. I have
secured every needed document to cover this fund.


Note: This fund is coming in 2 security proof boxes which are sealed with
Synthetic nylon seal and padded with machine. I will use my position as
The Director of WORLD FUND MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT BUREAU, to release this
fund to you. The boxes are coming with a Courier agent who will deliver
them to you at your home address.


All you need to do now is to send to me:
1. Your full name
2. Your full house address
3. Your contact phone numbers.
Note: The Agent does not know the contents in these boxes, the content was
declared to him as Sensitive Photographic Film Materials.

I will secure the clearance Certificate that will be tagged on the boxes
which I will dispatch along with the security inner Keys of the
consignments to enable you access them as soon as they are delivered to
you.this is my private box mail; mrraymoundjohn1@yahoo.co.jp

Best Regards,

DR RAYMOUND JOHN

FOR WORLD FUND MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT


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