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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: david rogers <david_rogers03@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:57:23 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE : Email


Dear VICTIM-FULLNAME,

Thank you for your mail and your willingness to assist me and my sister in this transaction. I believe that this time contact will bring us to ever lasting long relationship.I pray that God will continue to preserve this relationship in good faith. I re-assure you once again that this is for real and I need you to stand as the foreign beneficiary of the deposited money so that the bank can release and transfer the money into your bank account as the foreign beneficiary.

What is required of you at the moment regards to the transfer is for you to furnish me with your full contacts such as your full name and home address along with your direct telephone and fax number so that I can go to the bank and submit it with a transfer written application in your name as the foreign beneficiary of the deposited money.Please here is also our telephone number incase you would like to call and speak with us:0022507395949. I will also give you a call when I receive your own number.

After the transfer of the money to your account by the bank, me and my Sister will take our leave to join you over to your country to re-settle and for us to continue our education. May God bless you and preserve our friendship in good faith. Remain blessed and hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely,
David and Sister
Edwina.




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