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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <mr.rhook@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:33:00 +0000
Subject: Greeting From Mr.Robert Hook..........



Greetings Sir, I am Dr. Robert Hook Personal treasurer to Mikhail Khodorkovsky theRichest man in Russia and owner of the following companies: Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO:Menatep SBP Bank (A well reputable financial institution with its Branches all over the world),Kindly visit bellow Website for more details. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4482203.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4360688.stm I want to re-profile the total sum of One hundred and twenty three Million US to your country for immediate investment. Please, give me your response immediately by return mail Via email. Yours FaithfullyDr. Robert Hook

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