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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: Mossman A <mssmn_a@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: moss_moosa@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:40:26 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Mossman Abu.


Dear VICTIMNAME,

Thanks for your mail, i am really so sorry about your past experience with this wicked kind of people, i see that we both have the same problem here me i have really prayed to God to help me not to fall into the hand of this people because the world is full of liars and wicked people now people that want to eat from were they don't sow. I am 100% real and i hope you be telling me the truth about yourself also, i prayed for seven days before contacting you after i got your contact and i will like to believe that i am dealing with a sincere person and not a mistake.
Well nothing good come easily so i will believe that you are what you said you are but to build more trust i will like to talk to you first so let me have your phone number so that we will talk and i will know how you sound as i am ready to let you the documents of my fund and i will give you my bank contact for you to verify as well.

Thanks for your understanding and please do understand with me that we all need to be careful of whom we do business with so this is what i am just trying to do for myself.

Wait sincerely for your mail.

Mossman.


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