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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: "Adams Almar" <info@00opp.org>
Reply-To: adamsalmar@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:12:29 +0000
Subject: Please read


Dear Friend,

I am Adams Almar, The son of a late Chief Ali Almar of Sudan,I came to know you in the course of my search for a reliable and God fearing partner and I decide to contact you because I believe you are a reputable person and I felt you can help us over this confidential matter.I count on your integrity and honesty to be able to handle this business. I have two trunk box that contain $20million U.S DOLLARS which is already in USA.

The consignment is right now in America, my Late father business partner Mr.Gordon Dale Bellamy, who was suppose to receive this consignment died along with his wife and his son so he could not receive the consignment.

The Diplomat that suppose to deliver the consignment just inform us yesterday about this incident that he could not deliver the consignment. So we need to provide a new business partner to receive the consignment and if we can not provide a new business partner within this period of time, the consignment we be return back to GHANA, so we need you to stand as my family trustee to receive the consignment in the state. If you are willing to help us receive this consignment, We are ready to give you 20% from the total money because that was the initial agreement we had with my late father partner, Mr.Gordon Dale Bellamy before he Died.

All you have to do is to contact the Diplomat and he will deliver the Consignment to you in your house.

All we need from you is your trust and honesty.We are currently living in the Budumbura refugee camp in Ghana.I will like you to send me your identity,full address details and phone number to this email adress : adamsalmar@hotmail.com so we could get to know you more better.
If you don`t live in America, He can always come to your country where you presently live to deliver the consignment to you.

Sincerely,

Adams Almar
adamsalmar@hotmail.com


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