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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: edwin johnson <edwinjohnson_74@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: edwin_johns2007@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:26:01 -0800 (PST)
Subject: hello


From; Dr. Edwin Johnson
Villa 6 Riviera 11
Cocody-Abidjan
Cote D'Ivoire

Hello,

I am Dr. Edwin Johnson , the director of Atlantic Bank Plc in COTE
D'IVOIRE. I have a very confidential and urgent finacial notification for
you. A contract file worth US$41.730.000.00 (Forty- one Million, Seven
Hundrend and Thirty Thousand US Dollars) with the name has been noticed
lying waste in our contract and account department of the Atlantic Bank
Plc.

As one of our international remittance directors,I am obliged to notify you,
since you have the same name with the late benaficiary.

I want this money to be paid into your account for us to share 50-50. All I
need from you is honest and you will promise me that you will not run away
with this money. I require you treat this letter with the utmost urgency and
confidentiality.

Best Regards,
Dr. Edwin Johnson.



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