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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: "cooker david" <cookerdavid@cookerdavid.net>
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 09:49:54 +0000
Subject: MESSAGER FROM MR COOKER DAVID

MY DIRECT TELEPHONE NO :(+2289480580)
cookerdavid@myway.com
Date: 8/09/2005
From: Mr. Cooker David

Good day to you,

I am writing on behalf of a client of our bank, who died after winning the
lottery.He won $10,000,000.00 (Ten Million US Dollars)After hearing the good
news he had a stroke, He is a foreigner. I decided to seek for whom his name
shall be used as the next of kin as no one has come up to be the next of
kin.A foreigner in the sense that you do not live in Lome-Togo.He was 77
years old and he has no relative. Now the funds are left unclaimed for, If
it is not claimed now it will be handed to the government as unclaimed
funds.

I want you to claim for the funds as a relative of his, i will give you
the winning lottery number and the other details and you will send it to
the bank as the next of kin. I am a worker at the bank and i will send all
the details to your email, we will share the total funds 50/50.I and my
partners,will share Five million us dollars you take the rest.

The country is not stable now, so we should move now.You will take the
rest for your work and assistance.The whole process will be done in a day.It
just takes 24hrs.We want to use our share of the funds as an investment.Once
i hear a postive response from you i will furnish you with all the other
details.Please leave your full name and contact details so that i can
contact
you back.The most important thing is if i can trust you and that you wont
let us down? My phone number is +2289480580.Call me now any time if
interested i am available or send me an email so that we can begin.

This business is risk free everything will be legal.My private email:
cookerdavid@myway.com

Thank you,

Mr. Cooker David
Transfer Dept
Email: cookerdavid@myway.com


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