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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: secretaryfred cain <secretaryfredcain@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 04:20:49 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: mailing address


My dear
Yes my boss left a bank certified draft to send to you whan your request for it, however you should reconfirm your mailing address to avoid mistake,and once i confirmed your mailing information i will be going to the courier company to deliver your draft and send to you the tracking number as soon as i sent the draft to you. the needed informations is as detailed bellow

Full Name ...............................................
Address........................................
Tele......................
country...........................
Awaiting your reply
Regards

Mr fred




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