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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: "Dr. Vincent George" <vincentgeorge0001@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:36:23 +0000
Subject: Very Urgent

Dear Hemangi,

I have been eagerly waiting to hear from you since I sent you my last mail
message.

What is happenning, I presume you are in good health condition.

I want you to kindly get back to me so that I can know the urgent step to
take towards achieving this goal.

I am having sleepless nights hence the fund is still here in Africa, I want
this fund to be delivered to your destination for future investment purpose
as quickly as possible so that I can join you in your country.

Get back to me with all the details so that I can proceed to the security
company immediately.

Thanks and God God bless.

Sincerly,

Dr Vincent George.

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