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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: "MR ELBERT ALDRICH" <elbert_aldrich1979@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: elbert_aldrich1979@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 23:04:23 -0700
Subject: FROM MR ELBERT ALDRICH

MR ELBERT ALDRICH
SUITE 601,K. WAH CENTER,
191 JAVA ROAD,
NORTH POINT,HONG KONG
tel/fax +852-301-57371
HONG-KONG

l am a financial consultant l have a client MRS
M.W.ROUX from HONG-KONG. she has $12,000,000USD
with a private equity investment trust company for
safekeeping. And she is willing to offer you 15% of
the total fund if you can assist her transfer this
fund to your country or any bank of your wish.She
wishes to invest in astable economy. Her interest is
in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long
terms. My client is interested in placing part of her
fund in your company,if your country`s bi-laws allows
foreign investment. she needs a capable person who
will represent her to get the fund claimed .she get
the money from her husband asset and will require a
capable person who can assist her make claims of the
money she is from HONG-KONG and have entrusted the
claim of the fund to me for further details about the
cliams you can call or send me a fax on my numbers or
better still send me an email.

Yours faithfully,

MR ELBERT ALDRICH



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