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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: "MOSES LUKE" <saintlukes@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:33:01 +0000
Subject: THANKS FOR THE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING


Dear Singh,
thanks for your mutual understanding i will like to espress my gratitude
towards your response.
i wish to bring to your notice that this is 100% scam free and risk free.
I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the funds before they get
confiscated.
We shall share the money thus as partners while 20% will be used to
Re-imbrues any expenses that might be incurred on both ends. I have all the
necessary legal documentation that will be favours to back the transfer of
the funds from the security firm.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law. This proposal requires
your utmost commitment and cooperation which would be used aggressively to
pursue results as we progress with this transaction.
Confirm the following details below for me to contact the security firm.

1 full names, 2 personal phone and fax number, 3 your identity, 4 occupation
and your company.
Please contact me as soon as possible with your good interest for more
details

Yours truly,

Sergeant Carlos Manzano

N:B.Remember to keep this transaction very confidential


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