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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: "Col. Jon Aristide (rtd)" <jonaris07@zipmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: col_jon_aristide@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 02:10:53 -0800
Subject: Investment [CONFIDENTIAL]

Hello,
My name is Col(Rtd) Jon Aristide,brother to the
exiled President of Haiti,(Dr.Jean Betrand
Aristide).Due to the evolution against the government
of my brother caused by his political opponents in
Haiti,we managed to enter a red cross airplane that
was evacuating foreigners and we are presently on
political assylum in Central African Repubilc(CAR)

I wish to invest in Real Estate and commercial
Properties and equally start a new life in your
country with your assistance and cooperation.If you
are in a good position to help my family,please send
an e-mail to my personal address below indicating your
desire to help meinvest this funds in your country and
beyond.
I urgently await your e-mail letter.
Best Regards and hope to meet you soon.
God bless,
Col Jon(Rtd).
E-mail personal: col_jon_aristide@yahoo.com



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