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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: shafer uma <shaferum01@yahoo.ca>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 11:22:43 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT


Dear.Pastor Robert Ised ,

That is well understood, which means that the 25% sum of will be approved for the church and the US$200,000.00 will be approved in your favor personal and confidential.

Send US$1,000.00 through money gram, in the same name the attorney gave you last time. I prefer you sending the money direct to him, so that he will know that you are still assisting and part of this project.

Please send it through money gram. Knowing that I am not leaving the hospital and the fastest means is money gram. I will also call the attorney now to reconfirm the name again. And to let him know that he will get the complete money tomorrow morning. Please. Do this now so that it can be received very early tomorrow here.
God bless.
Sheik Shaffer Umaru.



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