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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: Frank Luis <fraluis1@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: frankluixx02@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:54:22 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: your mail is not encouraging


My Dear, VICTIMNAME

Your response to my mail wasn't encouraging at all. I understood your apprehensions or fears are natural and called for considering the facts we have not met each other in persons or done anything in common in the
past. Although I understand your skepticism because its not often that one gets a proposition to make easy millions on the internet.

Yes, there are lots of propositions like mine which pop up on the internet everyday unless one does not have an email address, but this does not preclude that there are realities. There can never be fakes without
original.Your response was more of an imposition upon me and I cannot work with you on that.

Pls understand I am not forcing you to do business with me as you can voluntarily pull out from this arrangement immediately you found out any
doubtfullness in the project Note importantly, this business is a highly sensitive
one and requires a level of confidentiality, which is my major reason for bringing a foreigner like you instead of my people down here, so If we must work
together, then we must work as a team and not one playing subordinate to the other. I can tell you that this is fate that is bringing us together.The business in question came to me through fate and destiny and I believe it is the same fate and destiny that have led me to you.

All we need to do is work together with honesty and make good use of the opportunities we have found. As time goes on, you will find reasons to
rejoice.

If you agree to do this with me, you will be required to claim the funds on the benefactors behalf and keep same safe in your custody until she come over for the investment and sharing as would be agreed later.


The late Isaac Nuhan Vaye raised a substantial amount of money accrued from Diamond Sales over a period of six years and these funds were carefully moved out and deposited with Diplomats in South Africa for safekeeping before his assasination by Charles Taylor.

The amount accrued from the Diamond sales over this period of six years is USD36M (Thirty Six Million U.S.Dollars) and these funds are fully free of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean, clear and has no criminal origin.

The funds have nothing to do with any form of illegality and all documentations needed to prove the source of the funds were submitted when the funds were being deposited and these documents would prove the source of the funds and authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and has no links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism.

To commence transaction, you are requested to furnish me with your full contact information. This will be used to procure the necessary documents as well as changing the beneficiary status. I will like to know more about you and your business. Also, what your plans are for the investment once the fund is successfully cleared.

Looking forward to your earliest reply

Dr. Frank Luis





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