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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: "david " <davidhork410@rediffmail.com>
Date: 6 Jun 2007 07:58:32 -0000
Subject: Contact Him Now


&nbsp;Dear Friend,
I\'m happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the cooperationof a new partner from Paraguay. Presently Im in Paraguay for an investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn\'t forget your past efforts and attempts in getting the fund transfer intoyour Bank Account but it failed us some how, Now contact my ACCOUNT OFFICER WITH STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC, BENIN REPUBLIC, his name is MR MichaelNneli.ON his E-mail Address; (m_nneli400@yahoo.fr).&nbsp;ask him to send you the total sum of $ 900.000.00,US DOLLAR&nbsp;&nbsp; which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much, So feel free and get in touch with my ACCOUNT OFFICER MR&nbsp; Michael Nneli. and tell him where to send your Check of&nbsp; $ 900.000.00,US DOLLAR&nbsp; immediately.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness atthattime. In the moment, I\'m very busy here in Paraguay because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my account officer on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with him, he will sendthe amount to you without any delay.
Take care of yourself i hope to meet you soon.
With best regards.Barrister David.
&nbsp;

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