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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)
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:56:51 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY IN BENIN FOR YOUR COMPENSATION


=C2=A0Attn, My Dear Friend.
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=20
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferr=
ed under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently I am i=
n Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Me=
anwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in t=
ransferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.
=C2=A0
Now contact my secretary, his name is ,AKIRA JOHN on ( akirajohn37@yahoo.=
fr) ask him to send you the total $800.000.00 EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND USD =
ONLY which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and atte=
mpts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time=
very much. So feel free and get in touched with my secretary and instruc=
t him where to send the amount to you.=20
=C2=A0
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the=
joy after all the suffer ness at that time. in the moment, I am very bus=
y here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner ar=
e having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to t=
he secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in=
touch with Mr.AKIRA JOHN he will send the amount to you without any dela=
y.
FULLNAME:.....................................
CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS:.......................
HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:........................
OFFICE NUMBER:.................................
OCCUPAION.......................................
COUNTRY..........................................
SEX.............................................
AGE.............................................
With best regards.
Dr williams Nnalue.
Esq.
=C2=A0



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