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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: "CHRIST ALAN" <christ_alan5@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:43:46 +0200
Subject: Contact my secretary


Dear Friend,

I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the co- operation of a new partner from korea. Presently I'm in korea
for investment projects with my own share . meanwhile,I didn't forget your
past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite
that it later failed us some how.

Contact my secretary,Mr James Ben through his email address(
james_ben@live.fr) ask him to send you the total ($1.2m USD) which I kept
for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in
this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel
alright and get in touched with my secretary and tell him where to send the
amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
tremendious atmospheric nature of success together after all. For this
moment, I am very busy here in korea because of the investment projects
which I and the new partner are having at hand, finally, I had forwarded
instruction to My secretary on your behalf to receive the money, so you
should to get in touch with Mr James he will send the amount to you as get
in touch with him.

BELOW YOUR INFORMATION

1. FULL NAMES: ..........................
2. ADDRESS: ............................
3. SEX: .......................
4. AGE: ...................
5. MARITAL STATUS: ........................
6. OCCUPATION: ..............................
7. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ............................
8. BREIF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/: ....................
9. CITY: ............................
10. COUNTRY: .................

Regards,
Mr, Christ Alan

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