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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: mike_isaiah@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 06:06:29 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED.

FROM: MARINE-FOOTBALL-CLUB.
DATE: 3-12-2004.
Please reply to:agent_coach@gawab.com

Hello Sir,

I will like to have a co-operation with you and
your club,whereby we can be sending excelent football
players whom we have groomed,to you for trials and
extra grooming and you can get them clubs in europe.
These boys are not under contract with clubs
here,as we only allow them to play for them on a loan
arrangements,so there is no transfer fees to be paid
on them,expect a fee that our manager and you will agree on that
will be far from the high fees that clubs here charge.
I have under 18,under 20,and senior teams.
Please furnish our manager your phone and fax
numbers,in order for him to call you for voice contact.

Thanking you for your co-operation,

LOOKING FORWARD HEARING FROM YOU.



Best regards,
JULIUS-UDOVIE.
MANAGER OF MARINE FOOTBALL CLUB.
TEL:234-803-3476708
TEL/FAX:234- 1- 7596611.

Please reply to:agent_coach@gawab.com



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