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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: genevieve buba <genevievebuba1111@yahoo.it>
Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:04:20 +0100 (CET)
Subject: URGENT

DEAR UNCLE,

I GOT YOUR MAIL WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP ME OUT GET MY FATHERS MONEY THAT IS WHEN I SAW YOUR CONTACT IN A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN ABIDJAN BEFORE I CONTACTS YOU.

BUT NOW I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY GOT THE MONEY WITH A HELP OF A LONDON PERSON WHO HELPED ME CLAIM THEFUNDS TO HIS COUNTRY AND TAKE ME ALONG WITH HIM TO STUDY AND INVEST THE FUNDS DOWN THERE IN LONDON.

I DECEIDED TO COMPASET YOU FOR TRYING TO HELP ME IN THE PAST THAT IS WHY I SENT YOU THAT COMPASETION MAIL TO CONTACT THE LAWYER SO THAT HE WILL SEND THE FUNDS TO YOU.

I DONT KNOW ANYBOBY FROM NIGERI AND I DONT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT,UNCLE THIS IS NOT FALSE IF YOU DONT WANT THE FUNDS PLEASE LET ME KNOW BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE AM FASLING YOU TO GO FOR THE MONEY AM NOT BUT ALL I WANT IS TO CLEAR MY MIND TO COMPASTE SOMEONE THAT WANTS TOHELPME IN THE PAST.

THE ONLY THING YOU WILL DO NOW IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DRAFT IS INSURED BEFORE THE LAWYER WILL SEND IT TO YOU SO PLEASE CONTACT THE LAWYER AGAIN HE WILL TELL YOU HOW MUCH THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL TAKE TO INSURE THE DRAFT THAT IS ALL.

PLEASE GO FOR THE FUNDS AND IF YOU DONT WANT THE FUNDS PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

GOD BLESS YOU.

YOURS DAUGHTER
GENEVIEVE BUBA


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