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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: "james" <james44me@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: jeff44me@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 04:56:24 -0700
Subject: EXTREMELY URGENT



Hello Friend,
You may be surprised to receive my letter got your contact from the
internet during my desperate search for a savior and a partner i have
decided to contact you for a confidential,urgent and rewarding joint business
my name is
Major James Jeff. I am a personal assistance to the embattled President
of liberia,CharlesTaylor.
We both left our country to seek asylum, in a neighboring country as a
result of the opposition party activities and intervention of other
African countrie,the purpose of writing to you is because of the need for

trusted and honest person, whom i can entrust the sum of US$18,000,000 In
his/her care
this money is presently in care of a security company in EUROPE,they
are the people that helped move the money out of Liberia at the outbreak
of
the struggle for power that has put our country into jeopardy in the last

few months.
According to my earlier agreement with the security company in charge i
am surpose to meet them in their office on the 1st of October 2003 but
i could not travel out of our host country where i am on asylum, hence i

am asking you for assistance to help take delivery of this fund into your

care pendingwhen i will secure travelling documents to come over too your

country if you accept this offer we shall share this money as follows:
For you 30% for you and 5% have been reserved to refund all expenses
incurred at the course of this transaction .I have all the title
documents to the fund which i can transfer to ,to enable you have access
to it.
Be assured that it's risk free and legitimate. Please advise me on your
position by email immediately, indicating your phone and fax numbers .i wait
you
prompt reply.

Best Regards.

Major James Jeff.




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