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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: darryl clarkson <darryl_clarkson@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 14:08:55 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE: Your email




DEAR MR AMARJIT SINGH,

I WONDER WHY YOU REFUSED TO RESPOND TO MY MAILS AFTER REPLYING TO MY PROPOSALS TO YOU. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE FAILED VICTIM BEFORE BUT I ASSURE YOU THAT MINE IS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU HAVE DONE BEFORE.

I WANT YOU TO GET BACK TO ME, I AM A CHRISTIAN THAT RESPECTS HUMANITY, I WILL NOT HURT YOU.

PLEASE REPLY TO MY MAIL BY SENDING ME YOUR ADDRESS IN LONDON, TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS TO ENABLE ME MAKE THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OF THE CONSIGNMENTS IN YOUR NAME AND COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS WILL BE SEND TO YOU BEFORE CONTACTING THE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.

I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU SIR,
GOD BLESS YOU.

DARRYL CLARKSON
I apologize for the late reply.
Last year I received an email about an inheritance in Cote d'Ivoire. Even though I paid almost £2500 ($5000) in fees to Barrister Eze, I have not yet received the money.
I don't want to get burnt again.
Can I really trust you?
Amarjit Singh
Harrow, London








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