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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: mparkermp1@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:06:06 -0400
Subject: Let me know

Dearest Pastor

I thank you for your mail and I want you to know that it is my Funds that is with the Bank now and I would not want in any way for this matter to be raise to anylent because of the limited time that I have but I do pray that the good Lord would prolong me and and ill me.

But for now I know that it is not that which I seek but for the Funds to be perfectly safe with with you and also for me to know how it gose.

Let me klnow if you have beenj able to hear fromn the Bank now and what ever the situation is like please let me know.

Regards

Mary Parker

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