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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: "Work Online" <work@getsemani.com.br>
Reply-To: berryjoan6@myway.com
Date: 06 Oct 2006 20:19:17 -0300
Subject: Greetings!!!

From Berry Joan
No:61 park Street,
Johannesburg,
South Africa.

Compliment of the Day!!!

I was reading through your profile on the internet and found it interesting to contact you in this small business opportunity. but kindly to contact me at your earliest convenient time for a possible business deal involving money transfer of about $62 million dollars.

I am an investment consultant with a prime bank here in South Africa.I am presently in Johannesburg working as an investment consultant with the bank at their Johannesburg office. I am posed to work this deal out, if we can do this business with me.

As at this moment,I am constrained to issue more details about this business until your response is received. I will provide the necessary information needed in order to claim this money out,Thank you for your time and attention.

Yours truly.
Mr.Berry Joan

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