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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: "John Fisher" <gdb77@millsmind.com>
Reply-To: jfisher@uk2.net
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 07:11:27 +0300
Subject: Hello




Dear Sir,

I wish to contact you as a foreign partner who will assist me and my
client, Actually am working with a UK consulting firm as an operation
and marketing representative for the company for almost five years now and
am on commission agreement with this company which is not suitable
for my living as far as global recess is concern, I have given my company
many customers across the globe.

There an opportunity came to me as regards my job, I have a client who is
a retired bank director from the central bank in Benin Republic he is an
old man of 90 years He is ready to release some fund ($15Millon)for me
with the condition that I can manage this fund for
an investment But I have decided to put you as my boss in my company that
we can manage this fund for him he trust me. He has sign agreement for me
that this fund will be in our possession for 10 years investing the fund
in any sector of economy and we have our own percentage too.

I want to do this without the knowledge of my company, and I have also
submitted a letter of resignation to my company, Because if I bring
this opportunity to them again they will not compensate me, what I need
from you is that I will use your name as my boss so that this man
can release this fund to both of us, He only want to see your name as a
foreigner. This does not require any Experience from you I will do
everything in the transfer of the fund and all documentation with the
assistance of the lawyer so that everything will be legal.
PLEASE YOU SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THIS MESSAGE. I DON’T ASK YOU FOR MONEY OR
SEND MONEY TO ME. I am only to clarify this for you to understand
the genuity of this partnership, and nothing will be done until the both
of us meet PHYSICALLY I will details you the meeting place and
position of this fund, Once I receive reply from you I will fly from
united kingdom to meet the Old man so that we can talk to you on phone
please send your phone number
Mr. John Fisher


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