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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: "mark fisher" <markfisher2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: markfisher@k.ro
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 02:55:51 +0000
Subject: Only For Your Private Consumation

Dear friend,

I am Mark Fisher, an offshore bank manager with Anglo- Irish Group, a
leading bank in the Republic of Ireland.

A former zimbwawe President made a Fixed Time Deposit Bond of £11.5m (Eleven
million, five hundred thousand pounds) into an ccount opened under a false
name.

I seek your partnership in moving this fund into your account for our joint
use.

Indicate your interest in this deal by sending your phone number and other
contact information to my private email address :markfisher@k.ro for further
details.

Thank you in advance for your understanding and quick response.

Yours sincerely,

Mark Fisher


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