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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: "masteracross1@terra.es" <masteracross1@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:35:17 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CAN WE TRUST YOU??



CAN WE TRUST YOU??

DEAR

MY NAME IS MAVIS ORLANDO ACROSS (II) OF AN OIL MERCHANT LATE ORLANDO ACROSS OF (SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE) BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 26TH OF DECEMBER 2003 IN REPUBLIC OF BENIN PLANE CRASH; HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF UD150 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS IN FINANCE HOME FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES.

Please view the website for more details http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm

NOW I AM LOOKING FOR A REPUTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PARTNER TAHT WILL HELP MY FAMILY SECURE THIS FUND INTO HIS OR HER BANK IMMEDIATELY FOR INVESTMENT.

MY FAMILY IS OFFERING YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM AND 2% OF ANY EXPENSE AND 88% WILL BE FOR MY FAMILY FOR PROFITABLE INVESTMENT IN YOUR CARE.



BEST REGARDS,
MAVIS ORLANDO ARCOSS(II)





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