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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: "juma consultant" <davidjuma8@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 10:39:27 +0000
Subject: Business Assistance

From: DR.David Juma
EAST LONDON SOUTH AFRICA
PHONE: 27 73 9398 181
EMAIL:davidjuma@exclusivemail.co.za


Dear Sir,

I am a financial consultant based in EASTLONDON SOUTH AFRICA. I have a
client (a widow) she has USDMI2,000,000 with a private equity
investment trust company for safe keeping only. She wishes to invest in a
stable
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. You
can contact me for more details via my Phone/
e-mail address with your reference.

Yours faithfully,

DR.David Juma
NB: The fund is free from drug and laundering related offences.and please
contact me on the above email address.

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