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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: "JAMES DOUGLAS"<luiginoragagnin@email.it>
Reply-To: <james111douglas@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:28:57 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE.

Dear friend,

Compliments of the day. Forgive my indignation if this message may come to you
as a surprise and if it might offend you without your prior consent and writing through
this medium.

I am James Douglas Esq. I have a client who wants to invest in your Country with the sum
of US$21.5M. My client was a former STATE GOVERNOR in Liberia here and needs protection
for his family. If you can handle such a huge sum for investment into a profitable with low risk
business, please get back to me as soon as possible for futher briefing, on the investment plan
and agreement procedure.

Kindly reply to the below email adds with your business profile to enable us advise our Client
accordingly, and do not forget to include your telephone contacts for easy communication.
NB:PLEASE YOU REPLY ME IN THIS EMAIL ADDRESS. (james111douglas@gmail.com)
for more directives.

Thank you.
James Douglas Esq.

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