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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Joy Pmorgan" <pmorgan_0001@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:32:33 +0200
Subject: from pmorgan

Dear Sir /madam

I am sorry that this mail may come to you as surprise. I am
Mr. Joy Pmorgan the wife of Mr. Daivd pmorgan, the
personal aides to President Charles Taylor of Liberia who
is presently on political asylum.

I am presently in distress as the present government of my
Country Liberia has frozen all the family account and
auctioned all our properties because my late husband worked
with President Charles Taylor.

To save the family from total bankruptcy I was able to
arrange and deposited in a security company, a total sum of
US12, 000,000.00. My late husband realized the fund from
sales he made in cash from Liberia diamond and timber
trades during the administration of President Charles
Taylor.

Owing to the present problem that I have, I will not be
able to follow up this project as I would have loved to do.
I am writing presently because I want you to receive this
money and pay into your account for my family's safely or
and also for investment into viable project in your country for
my family, until I am able to meet you up.

I am offering you 20% for assisting me secure this money
fast. Contact me immediately with my Email Address so that
I can forward to you all necessary details.

Trusting to hear from you.

Best regards.

Joy Pmorgan

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