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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: "chris stevenson" <stchriststev@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:40:20 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT INQUIRY

FROM: BARRISTER.CHRISTOPHER STEVE
62 Marshall Street,
London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom.


(INVESTMENT INQUIRY ON MY FIRST PARTY CLIENT )

In view of the urgent and private nature of our intentions to go into a
joint investment programme with your establishment, We wish and request that
you forward to us the direct contact of your Establishment.
I am soliciting your humble attentions to this matter as we will like to
discuss the terms and conditions of this investment policies before we can
commence with the perfection of documentations that will assume this venture
the beneficiary of the investment funds.
My clients (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER FAMILY)has in their the disposal the sum
of twenty five million united states dollars that they wish for your
venture`s co-operation in securing and investing these funds into the
financ! ial system of your state without any complication, We have
confidence in your investment opportunities to withstand the value of those
funds for the required period of time we agree on.
I will also like you to treat this my humble request with integrity and
confidentiality as the political system in my nation demands that we secure
and invest those funds now without delay.
Please be fast to forward your e-mail addresses, mobile phone number(s), and
direct fax line so that we can communicate with you without further delay.


Thanks and always remain blessed.
CHRISTOPHER STEVE.
Dennis solicitors & notary public
(LATE MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER)

N.B. PLEASE REPLY ME WITH THESE EMAIL stchriststev@yahoo.co.uk


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