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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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Fraud email example:

From: john umumba <johnumumba_z12@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:11:30 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Mr.john Umumba.


Dear sir
My Name is Mr.john Umumba,

I am contacting you based on the information I got about you. I have the sum of Ten million Euros (10M Euros) to invest. This sum belongs to a top government official who will not like his name mentioned.
If you will be interested in a working partnership, let me know as I will be ready to show you the documents of this fund. But you will have to be ready to assist in making sure that this fund is removed from the bank for the investment purpose. You will be placed on an agreed percentage.
I will give you further details if you confirm your readiness to partner with me.
I look forward to your response

Mr.john Umumba.


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