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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: "ZAK ILO" <zakilo22@anpmall.net>
Reply-To: <gabriel_nnamdi2006@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:32:40 +0930
Subject: THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND GOD BLESS CONTACT GABRIEL NOW FAST

My dear freind,

It's been long I heard from you. Well, I just want touse this medium to thank you very much for your earlier assistance tohelp me in receiving the funds, without any positive outcome.

I am obliged to inform you that I have succeeded inreceiving the funds with the help of a new partner from Paraguay. Everythingwas perfectly done because we strike a deal with one of the Ladyaccountant who works with the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and she rendered atremendous help to us.

My new partner initiated this idea and everythingworked out successfully.
In appreciation of your earlier assistance to me inreceiving the Funds, I have decided tocompensate you with the sum of$850,000 in a Cashier's cheque (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand United StatesDollars). This is from my own share. I did this simply to show you thatit is good to do good things to the right people always.

Presently, I am in Paraguay for investment projectwith my own share under the advice of my partner. Meanwhile, I didn't forgetyour past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those fundsdespite that it failed us somehow. I will be sending you e-mail from time totime to know if you have received your share or not.

Now contact my personal assistant in benin Mr.gabriel On my former telephone line and do send him your contact addresswhere you want the cheque to be sent to you. The phone numbers, which youwill reach my personal assistant once again, is
His e-mail address: gabriel_nnamdi2006@yahoo.fr
Please do let me know immediately you receive it sothat we can share the joy together after all the suffering at that time. In
the moment, I am very busy here in Paraguay because of the investment projects, which the new partner and I are having at hand. So feel free to getin touch with young
Mark to send the cheque to you without any delay.

With My Best

DR ZAK ILO


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