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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: m don <mdon9@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <markdon27@excite.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:16:19 +0100
Subject: Compliment my good friend



Compliment my good friend, I am delighted to inform you about our tremendous success in getting those funds transferred. Honestly as i promise initially before we took of our transaction at the same time to show appreciation despite the circumstances occurred which delay our fund i wish to inform you about the transaction i called you for an assistance has finally worked out now by God's infinite mercy. Right now, i have succeeded in concluding the transaction with the help of a new partner from Luxembourg after we strike a deal with one of the Lady accountant who works with the Remittance Department of the Federal Ministry of Finance which she rendered a tremendous help to us. My new partner initiated this idea and everything worked out successfully. I decided to contact you, just to let you know, I have conscience as a human being also a christian and not to neglate your earlier assistance to me in receiving the Funds I have decided tocompensate you with the sum of USD$1.5m according to agreement reached with my new partiner. Meanwhile, I am presently in Luxemburg for numerous business negotiations and investment. I just arrived yesterday night and checked inn, in a hotel and decided to go down to the hotel business centre to mail you. Now, with my sincere heart, I Left a bank draft of $1.5m in the custody of my Secretary on your behalf as your COMPENSATION for your honest, transperency and effort made on this transaction. Contact my Secretary now ;-Mr. John benson on his Phone; +229 97025478Email: johnbenson191@excite.comContact him with your current mailling address such as 1. YOUR FULL NAME 2 ADDRESS WHERE TO SEND THE MONEY.3. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER He will advise you further if there isany other thing you needed to provide and inform me as soon as you receive your draft so that we will celebrate together as pertinergers Sincerely Yours,Mark DonThe information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. It is intended solely for the address. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and maybe unlawful.
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