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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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Fraud email example:

From: katej@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:45:53 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?your=20urgent=20respods=20is=20neded?=

Dear Sir
I am Miss Kate Johnson the first Daughter of Mr Solomon Johnson former national
security advicer to the Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang.
I am writing to express my interest in real estate or landed properties
in your country. Though my father died in Tsunami Disaster in Indonesia
a couple of months ago . Before his untimely death, he instructed me to
leave the country for my safety and start up a business somewhere out side
Asia with a total sum of USD2,500.000 ( Two million five hundred thousand
United States Dollars)deposited
in a security and finance company in Bangkok Thailand.
Actually, I have never met you before, it was a friend of my fathers who
happened to be present at his bural that adviced me to consider your country
for my investments. After due consideration, I started searching the website
where I got your email address.
No one else is aware of my proposal to you. Due to Eathquake disaster in
Asian region, I decided to seek your assistance in transfering this money
into your private or institutional account for investment purposes.
I have all the vital documents that covers the deposit which could be faxed
to you upon request. Transaction of this nature demands the highest trust
and confidence between both parties. This transaction is risk free in the
sense that I have taken proper care of all formalities involved.
For your assistance in this transfer, I have decided to give 20% of the
total sum involved and 5% mapped out for miscellaneous expenses that we
may incure during the process. Your acceptance of this proposal or otherwise
should please be communicated through my E.MAIL address .
Your quick response will be appreciated, I look forward to hearing from
you soon.
Thanks.
Yours Sincerely,
Miss Kate Johnson




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