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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: sgeorge1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:11:02 +0100
Subject: Mail from Samuel George.

Attn: Sir,

I know this will come to you as a surprise because you do not know me. I
am Samuel George Taylor, the younger brother of the former Liberian President
who is now in exile in Nigeria. I am currently staying in London, England.

I got your contact in my own private search for a honest person whom i can
trust and confide in. I want you to help me clear this Package that is already
in America which i shipped through Diplomatic means with the help of a Diplomat.
The content of the Package is $18m. All in $100.00 bills. The Diplomat does
not know that it is money that it is money that i have in the Package because
it was decleared as personal effects. This funds originated from the sales
of Diamond as my country is rich in Diamond. So, all i want you to do for
me now is this, give me;

You're mailing address,
You're private phone and fax numbers,

I will give you the contact of the Diplomat so that you can open up communication
with him and discuss how and when the Package will be delivered to you're
home address. At the end of the day, 20% will be for you and i will have
80%.

My identity should not be revealed to anybody. If this arrangement is okay
by you, you try as much as possible to email me so that we can go ahead
and achieve our endeavour.

Other modalities will be discussed in later period including sending of
the keys of the boxes to you.

Waiting in anticipation.

Yours sincerely,
Samuel George Taylor.







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