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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: euro union <euro_com_20032@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <euro_com_2007@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:37:28 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION.




European Union



Good
afternoon SIR/MADAM, it might interest you to know that we have heard
your complaints and we have investigated all that transpired on your
transaction, we are in contact with GHANA GOVERNMENT where the funds
came from please submit your particulars to enable us verify and
proceed to complete the transaction as soon as possible, we have been
mandated to carry-out the transaction since the people that you trust
have failed you and could not perform as promised.



Waiting to hear from you as quickly as possible.





LORD MURPHY RICHARDSON

TEL: 00447031847923

FAX: 00447092893998.
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