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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: Douglas Zuma <douglasrepresentative@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 04:15:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE YOU CAN BE OUR REPRESENTATIVE


Attention: VICTIMNAME,
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your mail. I wish to inform you that we will have a decisive discussion today to ascertain your partnership role and duties which will be communicated to you in due course.

Meanwhile, for security reasons, you have to send to us by fax or email attachment copies of your International Passport or river's license for identification purposes and your full mailing address / your banking coordinates.

We have already discussed with our company's financial attorney to draft a legal agreement or memorandum of understand between you and our company.

Please ensure that you send also your telephone and fax number to enable us discuss extensively on his issue.

You may reach me on my direct telephone: 27 73 188 0290 for further clarification.

Anticipating your urgent response.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Douglas Zuma
President/CEO
Yard Scraper, Inc


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