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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: dr_mark20003@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 08:12:50 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GOOD=20DAY=20=21=21=21?=









PRESIDENT/CEO

INVESTMENT PROPOSAL OF FIFTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS
US$15,000,000 IN YOUR COMPANY.

I am pleased to write you in order to inform you of my
good intention to invest or form a joint partnership
business with you. I am one of the directors in
security and stock exchange commission in charge of
payment of dividends of stock market and am Dr. Mark
Johnson.

We have investors both local and foreign who deposited
Millions of Dollars in stock market. By virtue of my
position as director incharge of payment of dividend
to investors, I discovered that one of our clients a
(foreigner)who deposited Fifteen million dollars
with the commission (stock market) died two years ago
and no records to show that he had a relation or next
of kin to claim this dividends. All efforts to trace his
relative proved abortive.

Now, we have initiated an arrangement to transfer
Fifteen Million Dollars(US$15,000,000) accrued as
dividends and interest on deposit of Fifteen Million
Dollars in reliable foreigner who is willing and able
to receive this money as a bonafide next of kin, or
relations to the late investor.

We have concluded arrangement to support and prove
that whoever receive this fund is a bonafide relation
or next of kin to the late investor, this is why I
have decided to contact you for assistance to receive
this money (US$15M) and invest it in your company for
a period of one year or more as may be subject to
negotiation.

I strongly believe this is an opportunity
for you to increase your capital base of your company.
If this proposal is accepted by you, kindly forward
you honest response to the email address below for
more information and of cause your opinion shall be
welcomed concerning this transaction.

Please treat us urgent and confidential.

Regards.

Dr. Mark Johnson
Directors- in charge of payment of dividends of stock
market

NB. PLEASE SEND ALL YOUR REPLY TO MY ALTERNAIVE EMAIL
ADDRESS: dr_mark20003@sify.com







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