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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: "Uwe Scheffer" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bassywilliams1960@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 08:04:07 -0400
Subject: RE


BURMAC GROUP LIMITED
2283 Coventry Road
Sheldon Birmingham B26 3PU
United-Kingdom

Sir,

How are you and your humble family today?. I'm happy to inform you
about our success in getting the fund transferred under the cooperation of

a new partner from Paraguay.

Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of
the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget you're past efforts and
attempts to assist us in transferring those funds despite that it failed
us
some how that time.

Now contact my personal assistance, his name is MR.BASSEY WILLIAMS and his
email address is bassywilliams1960@yahoo.co.jp ask him to direct you on how
you will receive the total amount of ten million five hundred thousand
United States($10.5 million)dollars which I kept for you in a security company,
as your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts
in assisting us in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time
very much and may God continue to reward your good gestures.

So feel free to get in touch with my personal assistance BASSEY WILLIAMS
,he will direct you on how you will receive the fund from the security
company by confirming to him your full name and address for submission
to the security company. Please do let me know immediately you receive
it so that we can share the joy after all the suffering at that time.

In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects,
which the new partner and I are having at hand, finally, remember that I
had forwarded instruction to my personal assistance on your behalf to
receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with MR.BASSEY WILLIAMS and
he will direct you on how to receive the fund from the security company.

Note I have attempted to call you but all effort failed and I had to
send you an email on this email address, which I guesed belong to you.

With best regards

Dr.Uwe Scheffer

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