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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: "Telex Computer" <telexcomputer@msn.com>
Reply-To: info_telexcomputerdepartment@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 09:08:45 +0000
Subject: ATTENSION:

I am Hassan Abudu chairman foreign payment department i have been mandatedto
inform you about the recent development as in your payment this money after
our board meeting your case was mention and we have agreed to paid you
without any further delay so i would required you to desist from and partner
who may have been asking you to pay fee's before the transfer can be made i
would like you to employ traspiracy and honesty in this regards because
aiding and abeting will only keep your payment pending so i will like you to
confirm the following to aviod any mistake or wrong transfer.the total fund
is US$5 million The Requested Information is to ensure that no mistake or
error is made and it should be forwarded in the manner stated below:

Your Full Name: ___________________________
Your Complete Address:_____________________________
Name of City of Residence: ____________________
Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year):____________________
Direct Telephone Number:_____________________
mobile ____________________________
Number:_______________________________________
Fax Number:____________________________________
Hassan Abudu.



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